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| Title: | Influence of solar variability on rainwater |
| Authors: | Joshi, Indira Sudhir |
| Keywords: | Rainwater
Sunspot number
Electron fluence
Proton fluence |
| Issue Date: | Oct-2010 |
| Publisher: | NISCAIR-CSIR, India |
| PACS No.: | 92.70.Qr; 92.60.jf; 92.40.eg |
| Abstract: | The
significant effect of the high-energy charged particles, entering the earth’s
environment from interplanetary space, on the space and terrestrial weather is
well known. Solar flares emit electron particles. These electrons interact with
Earth’s magnetic field and atmosphere causing weather, geophysical and
behavioural changes. These charged particles from the sun affect Earth’s
magnetic field and increase atmospheric nucleation which then affects cloud
formation and thus the weather. Keeping this in view, a study has been undertaken
to examine the changes in rainwater associated with the high energy charged
particles entering the earth’s environment from interplanetary space. It is
observed from the analysis that an increase in proton and electron fluences is
followed by an increase in electrical conductivity and decrease in pH of
rainwater over Pune. |
| Page(s): | 312-314 |
| CC License: |  CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India |
| ISSN: | 0975-105X (Online); 0367-8393 (Print) |
| Source: | IJRSP Vol.39(5) [October 2010]
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