まとめ
実験によると,大気中の電荷の極性は雷の形成に影響する. 空気の電荷を逆転させることで,科学者は異常な偏振の雷雲を生み出し,最初の大気中の電荷が雷の極性を決定することを示唆しました.
科学分野:
- 大気科学 大気科学
- 電磁気学は,電磁気学である.
- クラウド物理学 クラウド物理
背景:
- 雷の形成には,雷雲内の複雑な電化プロセスが含まれています.
- 雲の電気化の開始と決定において,事前に存在する大気中の電荷極性の役割は,依然として調査の分野です.
研究 の 目的:
- 大気中の電荷の極性が,稲妻を引き起こす電気化の過程に影響するかどうかを調査する.
- 操作された宇宙電荷が雷雲の発展と極性に与える影響を決定する.
主な方法:
- ニューメキシコで実施された実験では,峡谷を横断する電線を用いて,サブクラウドの空気の自然な正の空間電荷を逆転させました.
- 観測は,改変された空気質の上に形成され,電化された雲の結果の極性に焦点を当てた.
主要な成果:
- 複数の場合,電線の上に形成された雲は異常な極性を示し,典型的な負の電荷とは対照的に,低い雲の領域で支配的な正電荷が存在しました.
- 天然の宇宙電荷の逆転により,異常な電気を帯びた雲が形成されました.
結論:
- この研究は,雷雲における電化プロセスは,外部要因によって開始される可能性があることを示唆している.
- 雲の電気化の極性には,雲が形成される前に大気中に存在した小さな電荷が大きく影響しているようです.
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