Relationships between atmospheric positive electric charge densities and gas bubble concentrations in the Baltic Sea

• Autorzy: Klusek Z. , Wiszniewski A. , Jakacki J.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Simultaneous measurements of bubble density in the sea subsurface and positive ions in the lower atmosphere were performed in the Baltic Sea in the summer of 1999. Bubbles in two size ranges, around 27 and 100 žm, were measured acoustically. Airborne positive charge was measured with a Gerdien instrument. Observed concentrations of air ions varied from 60 cm-3 up to 600 cm-3. The relative role of bubbles and wind speed on the positive air ion concentrations over the brackish water of the Baltic Sea is discussed. The parameters of a model of a log-log dependence between charge concentration and bubble density are calculated. The correlation functions between time series of concentrations of positive charges over the sea and gas bubbles averaged over a depth range from 0.4 to 4 m and wind speed are presented. There was zero lag between the cross-correlation maxima of charge and bubbles, but there was a phase lag of one and a half hours between charge and wind speed.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

atmospheric electricity; air ions; gas bubbles; Baltic Sea

• Wydawca: Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Oceanology ; Elsevier
• Czasopismo: Oceanologia
• Rocznik: 2004
• Tom: No. 46 (4)
• Strony: 459--476
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 14 poz., mapa, rys., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Klusek Z.

• Institute of Oceanology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Powstańców Warszawy 55, PL-81-712 Sopot, Poland

autor

Wiszniewski A.

• Medical University of Gdańsk, Dębinki 1, PL-80-211 Gdańsk, Poland

autor

Jakacki J.

• Naval Postgraduate School, 833 Dyer Road, Monterey, CA 93943, USA

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