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SUMMARY:Testing the Cosmic Ray-Lightning Connection Hypothesis
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DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Andrew Collier (University of KwaZulu-Natal)\nThe pr
 oposed dependence of atmospheric electrical properties on the ionizing inf
 luence of cosmic rays has resulted in numerous attempts to obtain convinci
 ng correlations. While most of the studies remain largely theoretical\, a 
 few results (e.g. Stozhkov\, 2003) indicate that there is a plausible link
  between lightning activity and the cosmic ray ionization rate measured at
  specific locations on Earth. The present work uses data from the World Wi
 de Lightning Location Network (WWLLN) to investigate the impact of cosmic 
 rays on lightning on a global scale. The availability of global lightning 
 data from WWLLN\, and assimilated cosmic ray data from a global network of
  neutron monitors provides a good opportunity to study the relationship be
 tween cosmic ray variations and lightning occurrence on a larger spatial s
 cale than was previously possible.\n\nhttps://events.saip.org.za/event/7/c
 ontributions/4936/
LOCATION: Asteria
URL:https://events.saip.org.za/event/7/contributions/4936/
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