1e803252-00c6-481f-8723-1625db1d9b22 English UTF-8 Dataset Mr. Sakthivel Samy V National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) +91-832-2525515 Headland Sada, Vasco da Gama, Goa 403804 Vasco-da-Gama Goa 403804 IND vssamy@ncpor.res.in Point of contact 2021-03-19 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Observations of Atmospheric Maxwell Current at Indian Antarctic Station, Maitri. 2020-09-28 Creation Document digital Measurements of atmospheric Maxwell current, the fundamental parameter of the global electric circuit was commissioned at Indian Antarctic Station, Maitri, in December 1999. The horizontal long wire antenna is used as a sensor for picking up charges that constitute various currents collectively called the Maxwell current. The objective of the present work is to understand the response of the experimental setup to various atmospheric electrical and meteorological conditions and to explore the possibilities of detecting the global DC component believed to be the result of global thunderstorm activity. During the fair-weather conditions i.e. days with low or moderate winds, no snowfall or snowdrift, no clouds and no fog effects, the diurnal variation of air-Earth Maxwell current has single periodic with a minimum at 0300 UT and a maximum at 1900 UT. The diurnal variation closely follows the trend of the Carnegie curve. Completed Dr. C Panneerselvam National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) 8322525515 Headland Sada, Vasco da Gama, Goa 403804 Vasco-da-Gama Goa 403804 IND ictd@ncpor.res.in Principal investigator Earth Science-Atmosphere Theme Maitri Antarctic Place Observations of Atmospheric Maxwell Current at Indian Antarctic Station Project English climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere 20.0 140.0 -90.0 30.0 1999-01-01 2000-12-31 TableDigital unknown unknown Mr. Sakthivel Samy V National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) +91-832-2525515 Headland Sada, Vasco da Gama, Goa 403804 Vasco-da-Gama Goa 403804 IND vssamy@ncpor.res.in Distributor http://data.ncaor.gov.in/newhtml