The 2020 Patagonian solar eclipse from the point of view of the atmospheric electric field

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Velazquez, Yasmin Romina; Nicora, Maria Gabriela; Galligani, Victoria Sol; Wolfram, Elian Augusto; Orte, Pablo Facundo; D'Elia, Raúl; Papandreas, Sebastián; Verstraeten, Federico
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2022
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In this study, the response of atmospheric electrical and meteorological variables at three different sites of Argentina are studied during the total solar eclipse of December 14, 2020: Valcheta (100% darkening), Buenos Aires (73%) and El Leoncito (71%). The reduction in solar irradiance caused by the solar eclipse was expected to directly affect the near-surface electric field, known as the potential gradient (PG), through a reduction in turbulence and an increase in air conductivity. From the analysis of the observed meteorological parameters (temperature, relative humidity, and wind), no effects on the PG were observed that can be unequivocally attributed to this event based solely on boundary layer dynamics. The prevailing synoptic situation altered the response that the boundary layer could have given, namely, a clear drop in radiation, particularly at Valcheta, which was very close to a frontal zone and had occasional cloud coverage and reports of atmospheric suspended dust. PG measurements at Valcheta during the eclipse showed PG values several orders of magnitude higher and of opposite sign to the global daily mean fair weather (FW) PG curve and the local FW-PG curves calculated at CITEDEF (940 km away) and CASLEO (1200 km away). The PG values at Valcheta were shown to be more closely related to disturbed weather conditions than FW. On the contrary, at the other two locations studied, CITEDEF and CASLEO, further north and more distant from the frontal zone, the observed PG values on the day of the eclipse showed a higher consistency with the local daily mean FW-PG curves. A comparison between the FW-PG local curves at these two sites and the evolution of PG during the day of the eclipse, however, reveals a drop in PG values during the eclipse.
Fil: Velazquez, Yasmin Romina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Unidad de Investigación y Desarrollo Estratégico para la Defensa. Ministerio de Defensa. Unidad de Investigación y Desarrollo Estratégico para la Defensa; Argentina
Fil: Nicora, Maria Gabriela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Unidad de Investigación y Desarrollo Estratégico para la Defensa. Ministerio de Defensa. Unidad de Investigación y Desarrollo Estratégico para la Defensa; Argentina. Instituto Franco-Argentino sobre Estudios del Clima y sus Impactos; Argentina
Fil: Galligani, Victoria Sol. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Centro de Investigaciones del Mar y la Atmósfera. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Centro de Investigaciones del Mar y la Atmósfera; Argentina. Instituto Franco-Argentino sobre Estudios del Clima y sus Impactos; Argentina
Fil: Wolfram, Elian Augusto. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Unidad de Investigación y Desarrollo Estratégico para la Defensa. Ministerio de Defensa. Unidad de Investigación y Desarrollo Estratégico para la Defensa; Argentina
Fil: Orte, Pablo Facundo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Unidad de Investigación y Desarrollo Estratégico para la Defensa. Ministerio de Defensa. Unidad de Investigación y Desarrollo Estratégico para la Defensa; Argentina. Instituto Franco-Argentino sobre Estudios del Clima y sus Impactos; Argentina
Fil: D'Elia, Raúl. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Unidad de Investigación y Desarrollo Estratégico para la Defensa. Ministerio de Defensa. Unidad de Investigación y Desarrollo Estratégico para la Defensa; Argentina
Fil: Papandreas, Sebastián. Ministerio de Defensa. Secretaria de Planeamiento. Servicio Meteorológico Nacional; Argentina
Fil: Verstraeten, Federico. Ministerio de Defensa. Secretaria de Planeamiento. Servicio Meteorológico Nacional; Argentina
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spelling The 2020 Patagonian solar eclipse from the point of view of the atmospheric electric fieldVelazquez, Yasmin RominaNicora, Maria GabrielaGalligani, Victoria SolWolfram, Elian AugustoOrte, Pablo FacundoD'Elia, RaúlPapandreas, SebastiánVerstraeten, FedericoECLIPSE 2020ATMOSFERACAMPO ELECTRICOhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1In this study, the response of atmospheric electrical and meteorological variables at three different sites of Argentina are studied during the total solar eclipse of December 14, 2020: Valcheta (100% darkening), Buenos Aires (73%) and El Leoncito (71%). The reduction in solar irradiance caused by the solar eclipse was expected to directly affect the near-surface electric field, known as the potential gradient (PG), through a reduction in turbulence and an increase in air conductivity. From the analysis of the observed meteorological parameters (temperature, relative humidity, and wind), no effects on the PG were observed that can be unequivocally attributed to this event based solely on boundary layer dynamics. The prevailing synoptic situation altered the response that the boundary layer could have given, namely, a clear drop in radiation, particularly at Valcheta, which was very close to a frontal zone and had occasional cloud coverage and reports of atmospheric suspended dust. PG measurements at Valcheta during the eclipse showed PG values several orders of magnitude higher and of opposite sign to the global daily mean fair weather (FW) PG curve and the local FW-PG curves calculated at CITEDEF (940 km away) and CASLEO (1200 km away). The PG values at Valcheta were shown to be more closely related to disturbed weather conditions than FW. On the contrary, at the other two locations studied, CITEDEF and CASLEO, further north and more distant from the frontal zone, the observed PG values on the day of the eclipse showed a higher consistency with the local daily mean FW-PG curves. A comparison between the FW-PG local curves at these two sites and the evolution of PG during the day of the eclipse, however, reveals a drop in PG values during the eclipse.Fil: Velazquez, Yasmin Romina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Unidad de Investigación y Desarrollo Estratégico para la Defensa. Ministerio de Defensa. Unidad de Investigación y Desarrollo Estratégico para la Defensa; ArgentinaFil: Nicora, Maria Gabriela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Unidad de Investigación y Desarrollo Estratégico para la Defensa. Ministerio de Defensa. Unidad de Investigación y Desarrollo Estratégico para la Defensa; Argentina. Instituto Franco-Argentino sobre Estudios del Clima y sus Impactos; ArgentinaFil: Galligani, Victoria Sol. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Centro de Investigaciones del Mar y la Atmósfera. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Centro de Investigaciones del Mar y la Atmósfera; Argentina. Instituto Franco-Argentino sobre Estudios del Clima y sus Impactos; ArgentinaFil: Wolfram, Elian Augusto. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Unidad de Investigación y Desarrollo Estratégico para la Defensa. Ministerio de Defensa. Unidad de Investigación y Desarrollo Estratégico para la Defensa; ArgentinaFil: Orte, Pablo Facundo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Unidad de Investigación y Desarrollo Estratégico para la Defensa. Ministerio de Defensa. Unidad de Investigación y Desarrollo Estratégico para la Defensa; Argentina. Instituto Franco-Argentino sobre Estudios del Clima y sus Impactos; ArgentinaFil: D'Elia, Raúl. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Unidad de Investigación y Desarrollo Estratégico para la Defensa. Ministerio de Defensa. Unidad de Investigación y Desarrollo Estratégico para la Defensa; ArgentinaFil: Papandreas, Sebastián. Ministerio de Defensa. Secretaria de Planeamiento. Servicio Meteorológico Nacional; ArgentinaFil: Verstraeten, Federico. Ministerio de Defensa. Secretaria de Planeamiento. Servicio Meteorológico Nacional; ArgentinaConsejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. 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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The 2020 Patagonian solar eclipse from the point of view of the atmospheric electric field
title The 2020 Patagonian solar eclipse from the point of view of the atmospheric electric field
spellingShingle The 2020 Patagonian solar eclipse from the point of view of the atmospheric electric field
Velazquez, Yasmin Romina
ECLIPSE 2020
ATMOSFERA
CAMPO ELECTRICO
title_short The 2020 Patagonian solar eclipse from the point of view of the atmospheric electric field
title_full The 2020 Patagonian solar eclipse from the point of view of the atmospheric electric field
title_fullStr The 2020 Patagonian solar eclipse from the point of view of the atmospheric electric field
title_full_unstemmed The 2020 Patagonian solar eclipse from the point of view of the atmospheric electric field
title_sort The 2020 Patagonian solar eclipse from the point of view of the atmospheric electric field
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Velazquez, Yasmin Romina
Nicora, Maria Gabriela
Galligani, Victoria Sol
Wolfram, Elian Augusto
Orte, Pablo Facundo
D'Elia, Raúl
Papandreas, Sebastián
Verstraeten, Federico
author Velazquez, Yasmin Romina
author_facet Velazquez, Yasmin Romina
Nicora, Maria Gabriela
Galligani, Victoria Sol
Wolfram, Elian Augusto
Orte, Pablo Facundo
D'Elia, Raúl
Papandreas, Sebastián
Verstraeten, Federico
author_role author
author2 Nicora, Maria Gabriela
Galligani, Victoria Sol
Wolfram, Elian Augusto
Orte, Pablo Facundo
D'Elia, Raúl
Papandreas, Sebastián
Verstraeten, Federico
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv ECLIPSE 2020
ATMOSFERA
CAMPO ELECTRICO
topic ECLIPSE 2020
ATMOSFERA
CAMPO ELECTRICO
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv In this study, the response of atmospheric electrical and meteorological variables at three different sites of Argentina are studied during the total solar eclipse of December 14, 2020: Valcheta (100% darkening), Buenos Aires (73%) and El Leoncito (71%). The reduction in solar irradiance caused by the solar eclipse was expected to directly affect the near-surface electric field, known as the potential gradient (PG), through a reduction in turbulence and an increase in air conductivity. From the analysis of the observed meteorological parameters (temperature, relative humidity, and wind), no effects on the PG were observed that can be unequivocally attributed to this event based solely on boundary layer dynamics. The prevailing synoptic situation altered the response that the boundary layer could have given, namely, a clear drop in radiation, particularly at Valcheta, which was very close to a frontal zone and had occasional cloud coverage and reports of atmospheric suspended dust. PG measurements at Valcheta during the eclipse showed PG values several orders of magnitude higher and of opposite sign to the global daily mean fair weather (FW) PG curve and the local FW-PG curves calculated at CITEDEF (940 km away) and CASLEO (1200 km away). The PG values at Valcheta were shown to be more closely related to disturbed weather conditions than FW. On the contrary, at the other two locations studied, CITEDEF and CASLEO, further north and more distant from the frontal zone, the observed PG values on the day of the eclipse showed a higher consistency with the local daily mean FW-PG curves. A comparison between the FW-PG local curves at these two sites and the evolution of PG during the day of the eclipse, however, reveals a drop in PG values during the eclipse.
Fil: Velazquez, Yasmin Romina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Unidad de Investigación y Desarrollo Estratégico para la Defensa. Ministerio de Defensa. Unidad de Investigación y Desarrollo Estratégico para la Defensa; Argentina
Fil: Nicora, Maria Gabriela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Unidad de Investigación y Desarrollo Estratégico para la Defensa. Ministerio de Defensa. Unidad de Investigación y Desarrollo Estratégico para la Defensa; Argentina. Instituto Franco-Argentino sobre Estudios del Clima y sus Impactos; Argentina
Fil: Galligani, Victoria Sol. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Centro de Investigaciones del Mar y la Atmósfera. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Centro de Investigaciones del Mar y la Atmósfera; Argentina. Instituto Franco-Argentino sobre Estudios del Clima y sus Impactos; Argentina
Fil: Wolfram, Elian Augusto. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Unidad de Investigación y Desarrollo Estratégico para la Defensa. Ministerio de Defensa. Unidad de Investigación y Desarrollo Estratégico para la Defensa; Argentina
Fil: Orte, Pablo Facundo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Unidad de Investigación y Desarrollo Estratégico para la Defensa. Ministerio de Defensa. Unidad de Investigación y Desarrollo Estratégico para la Defensa; Argentina. Instituto Franco-Argentino sobre Estudios del Clima y sus Impactos; Argentina
Fil: D'Elia, Raúl. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Unidad de Investigación y Desarrollo Estratégico para la Defensa. Ministerio de Defensa. Unidad de Investigación y Desarrollo Estratégico para la Defensa; Argentina
Fil: Papandreas, Sebastián. Ministerio de Defensa. Secretaria de Planeamiento. Servicio Meteorológico Nacional; Argentina
Fil: Verstraeten, Federico. Ministerio de Defensa. Secretaria de Planeamiento. Servicio Meteorológico Nacional; Argentina
description In this study, the response of atmospheric electrical and meteorological variables at three different sites of Argentina are studied during the total solar eclipse of December 14, 2020: Valcheta (100% darkening), Buenos Aires (73%) and El Leoncito (71%). The reduction in solar irradiance caused by the solar eclipse was expected to directly affect the near-surface electric field, known as the potential gradient (PG), through a reduction in turbulence and an increase in air conductivity. From the analysis of the observed meteorological parameters (temperature, relative humidity, and wind), no effects on the PG were observed that can be unequivocally attributed to this event based solely on boundary layer dynamics. The prevailing synoptic situation altered the response that the boundary layer could have given, namely, a clear drop in radiation, particularly at Valcheta, which was very close to a frontal zone and had occasional cloud coverage and reports of atmospheric suspended dust. PG measurements at Valcheta during the eclipse showed PG values several orders of magnitude higher and of opposite sign to the global daily mean fair weather (FW) PG curve and the local FW-PG curves calculated at CITEDEF (940 km away) and CASLEO (1200 km away). The PG values at Valcheta were shown to be more closely related to disturbed weather conditions than FW. On the contrary, at the other two locations studied, CITEDEF and CASLEO, further north and more distant from the frontal zone, the observed PG values on the day of the eclipse showed a higher consistency with the local daily mean FW-PG curves. A comparison between the FW-PG local curves at these two sites and the evolution of PG during the day of the eclipse, however, reveals a drop in PG values during the eclipse.
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