Atmospheric electricity and the sun-weather problem.

Abstract

This paper discusses the possible role of atmospheric electricity in providing a feasible mechanism of sun/weather relationships. The proposed mechanisms and a method for testing it have resulted from a sequence of related studies and an experimental investigation of the variation of ionospheric potential. A planned critical experiment is outlined to test the electrical part of the proposed mechanism by conducting atmospheric electrical balloon soundings at least once a day for a year or more. -Authors