まとめ
雷雨の雲の頂上から異常な電流の放電が,カメラで捉えられた. これらの現象は,大気圏の高みに広がり,説明できない雷の観測を説明し,イオノスフィアに影響を与える可能性があります.
科学分野:
- 大気物理学 大気物理学
- 雷雨における電気現象
- 航空宇宙の安全性について
背景:
- 雷雨は強力な電気現象を生成します.
- 遠くの稲妻の間に説明できない光る現象が観察されています.
- 以前の観測では,上向きの放電の詳細な画像が欠けていた.
研究 の 目的:
- 雷雨雲の頂上から発生する異常な輝く電気放電の画像と分析.
- これらの高空放出の特徴と潜在的な原因を調査する.
- このような事象が大気科学と航空安全に及ぼす影響を調査する.
主な方法:
- 低照度テレビカメラを使って,その出来事を撮影した.
- 250km離れた雷雨の上に異常な輝く電気放電を記録しました.
- 放電の高度,持続時間,形状を分析した.
主要な成果:
- 雲の頂上から20km (高度14km) に及ぶ放電を観測した.
- このイベントは30ミリ秒未満で,2つのジェットや噴水に似ている.
- おそらく,雲の頂上にある局所的な電荷濃度によって引き起こされる.
結論:
- 上向きの電流放電は,遠くの雷の説明不能な光度測定観測を説明するかもしれない.
- これらの出来事は,航空機やロケットの打ち上げに潜在的な危険をもたらします.
- イオノスフィアに浸透する放電は,ウィスラー波のような磁気圏効果を開始することができます.
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