Electricity of the mid-latitude atmosphere as coupled to meteorological conditions over Upper Volga region

摘要

On the basis of the unique database of electrical and meteorological observations of 2005 and 2006 the statistics of thunderstorm activity events as compared to the fair-weather and disturbed fair-weather conditions over the Upper Volga region is presented. It is important for the estimation of global-scale, regional (synoptic) -scale and local-scale electrical currents supporting the global atmospheric electric circuit.