Title :
Impact of variations in the radioactive background above the Earth on the ionization balance in the lower ionosphere
Author :
Martynenko, S.I. ; Shubova, R.S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Space Radio Phys., Kharkov State Univ., Ukraine
Abstract :
A lithosphere-ionosphere interaction model is put forward, involving atmospheric vertical conduction electric currents, the variations of which can change the electric potential of the lower ionosphere. The ionospheric parameter variations have been estimated, compared with the gathered data, and both quantitative and qualitative agreement found
Keywords :
air pollution; atmospheric composition; atmospheric electricity; atmospheric ionisation; earthquakes; ionosphere; ionospheric disturbances; radioactive pollution; Rn; electric potential; ionization balance; lithosphere-ionosphere interaction model; lower ionosphere; radioactive background; vertical conduction electric currents; Accidents; Atmosphere; Capacitors; Conductivity; Current; Earth; Earthquakes; Ionization; Ionosphere; Radioactive materials;
Conference_Titel :
Mathematical Methods in Electromagnetic Theory, 1998. MMET 98. 1998 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kharkov
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4360-3
DOI :
10.1109/MMET.1998.709756
