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In the field of atmospheric electricity, four directions of research seem to have been established within the last 5 to 10 years. The first direction is aiming toward a synoptic atmospheric electricity as we have a synoptic meteorology. The representatives of this direction are trying to establish several atmospheric electrical observation stations, distributed over the entire earth, making simultaneous measurements at certain times. These stations fall into two groups. The first group are stations on the ocean, in polar regions, and on high mountains, which will measure the electric field, conductivity, and air-earth current, undisturbed by small-scale perturbations. The second group of stations are those which measure the electric field on stations situated on the continents, but not on high mountains. These stations will measure the undisturbed electrical parameters superimposed by more or less local “disturbances.”
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aufm Kampe, H.J. (1957). Atmospheric Electricity. In: Blackadar, A.K. (eds) Meteorological Research Reviews. Meteorological Monographs, vol 3. American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-940033-35-8_1
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