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A nine year record of atmospheric electrical conductivity taken at the Central Meteorological Institute in Bet-Dagan (about 10 km south-east of Tel-Aviv) has been analyzed with due consideration of the local meteorology and air pollution climate. The annual, diurnal and weekly patterns of atmospheric electrical conductivity seem to be well correlated with the local aerosol air pollution patterns. The relationship between the unipolar conductivity and condensation nuclei concentration is drawn experimentally and compared to the theoretical values. The aerosol mass concentration is deduced from conductivity data. A downward trend of the total conductivity, presented by the meteorologically stable summer averages, is found.
The long-term decreasing trend seems to be affected by the air pollution build-up over the Tel-Aviv metropolitan area.
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Manes, A. (1976). Particulate Air Pollution Trends Deduced from Atmospheric Electrical Conductivity Measurements at Bet-Dagan (Israel). In: Dolezalek, H., Reiter, R., Landsberg, H.E. (eds) Electrical Processes in Atmospheres. Steinkopff. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-85294-7_15
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