From: Fair-weather atmospheric electricity study at Maitri (Antarctica)
Parameters | Diurnal Variation | Surface Temperature | Wind Speed |
---|---|---|---|
Maxwell Current Density | Diurnal variation with a maximum between 1800 and 2000 UT | Increases | Decreases |
Potential Gradient | Diurnal variation with a maximum between 1800 and 2000 UT | Increases | Decreases |
Air-Earth Current density | No diurnal variation | Slow decrease | no effect (Group 1 |
 |  |  | Decreases (Group 2 |
Small-Ion Concentration | No diurnal variation | Decreases | Increases (Group1) |
 |  |  | Decreases (Group2) |
Intermediate-Ion Concentration | Diurnal variation with a flat maximum between 800 and 1800 UT | Increases | Decreases |
Large-Ion Concentration | No diurnal variation | Less dependence (Group1) | No Dependence (Group 1) |
 |  | Decreases (Group2) | Decreases (Group2) |