The Effects of Solar Eclipse of August 1, 2008 on Earth's Atmospheric Parameters

被引:11
作者
De, Syam Sundar [1 ]
De, B. K. [2 ]
Bandyopadhyay, B. [1 ]
Sarkar, B. K. [1 ]
Paul, Suman [1 ]
Haldar, D. K. [1 ]
Barui, S. [1 ]
Datta, Asim [1 ]
Paul, Syam Sundar [1 ]
Paul, Nikhilesh [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Calcutta, Ctr Adv Study Radio Phys & Elect, Kolkata 700009, India
[2] Tripura Univ, Dept Phys, Suryamaninagar 799130, West Tripura, India
关键词
Solar eclipse; lower ionospheric modification; atmospheric electricity parameters; non-linear interaction; VLF SIGNALS; LOWER IONOSPHERE; NEGATIVE CHARGE; PHASE;
D O I
10.1007/s00024-009-0041-0
中图分类号
P3 [地球物理学]; P59 [地球化学];
学科分类号
0708 ; 070902 ;
摘要
Several experiments were undertaken at Kolkata (latitude: 22A degrees 34'N, longitude: 88A degrees 30'E) on the solar eclipse day of August 1, 2008 to observe the effects of the solar eclipse on Fair Weather Field (FWF) and VLF amplitude and phase. The experimental results presented here show significant deviations of the observed parameters from their normal values, as they are determined by the average of the records obtained on 5 days adjacent to the day of the solar eclipse.
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页数:7
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