https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201921603010
Determining atmospheric electric fields through radio emission from air showers
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KVI-Center for Advanced Radiation Technology, University Groningen, P.O. Box 72, 9700 AB Groningen, The Netherlands
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Interuniversity Institute for High-Energy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, 1050
Brussels, Belgium
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Center for Mathematics and Computer Science (CWI), PO Box 94079, 1090
GB Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Department of Applied Physics, Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), PO Box 513, 5600
MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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Dutch Meteorological Services, KNMI, Utrechtseweg 297, 3731
GA De Bilt
★ e-mail: Scholten@KVI.nl
Published online: 24 September 2019
During thunderstorm conditions the radio footprint (intensity as well as polarization) of cosmic ray showers deviates strongly from those measured during fair weather. We have been able to interpret this pattern in terms of atmospheric electric fields. We see that even when there is no thunderstorm activity within 100 km distance within an hour of the event, the radio footprint may be strongly affected
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