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Diurnal variation of the fair-weather atmospheric electric field in Binchuan, China

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PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2022.105985

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Atmospheric electric field; Diurnal variation under fair-weather; Aerosol concentration; Sunrise and sunset effect

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This study investigates the variation of fair-weather atmospheric electric field by measuring the vertical component of the electric field and visual range. The results show a strong negative correlation between the fair-weather electric field and visual range, indicating the dominance of aerosol concentration in the variation of fair-weather. The main source of aerosol concentration variation is likely the sunrise and sunset effect.
With the purpose of understanding the variation of fair-weather atmospheric electric field, the vertical component of atmospheric electric field (recorded as Ez) has been measured in the town Binchuan (25 degrees 50 ' N, 100 degrees 34 ' E, 1438.7 m asl) of Dali city, Yunnan, China from June 14, 2017 to December 1, 2020. Automatic measured visual range is used as a proxy of aerosol concentration. The mean diurnal variation curve of the fair-weather Ez in Binchuan, having two peaks occurred at around 9LT and 20LT, shows little correlation with the well-known Carnegie Curve and other two high-latitude sites' Curves. While strong negative correlation between fair-weather Ez and visual range is found, indicating the variation of fair-weather is dominated by aerosol concentration. The main source of aerosol concentration variation probably sunrise and sunset effect. We support our findings by comparing Ez, visual range with sunrise and sunset times. The peaks (troughs) of Ez (visual range) are proved to have weak correlations with anthropogenic pollution through comparing the Ez, visual range under workdays and holidays.

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