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Observations of electric fields during two partial solar eclipses at the geomagnetic equator
Centro de Instrumentación Científica, Universidad Adventista de Chile, Chillán, 3780000, Chile
Joel H. Fernández
Escuela Profesional de Ingeniería Ambiental, Universidad Peruana Unión, Lima, 150118, Perú
Adán Godoy
Centro de Instrumentación Científica, Universidad Adventista de Chile, Chillán, 3780000, Chile
Jackson E. Pérez
Escuela Profesional de Ingeniería Ambiental, Universidad Peruana Unión, Lima, 150118, Perú
Benjamín A. Urra
Centro de Instrumentación Científica, Universidad Adventista de Chile, Chillán, 3780000, Chile
Antonela Ore
Escuela Profesional de Ingeniería Ambiental, Universidad Peruana Unión, Lima, 150118, Perú
Enrique A. Carrasco
Centro de Instrumentación Científica, Universidad Adventista de Chile, Chillán, 3780000, Chile
Juan J. Soria
Escuela Profesional de Ingeniería Ambiental, Universidad Peruana Unión, Lima, 150118, Perú
Enrique D. Rojo
Centro de Instrumentación Científica, Universidad Adventista de Chile, Chillán, 3780000, Chile
Carlos E. Saavedra
Escuela Profesional de Ingeniería Ambiental, Universidad Peruana Unión, Lima, 150118, Perú
Elías M. Ovalle
Centro de Instrumentación Científica, Universidad Adventista de Chile, Chillán, 3780000, Chile
Sulamita M. Ramos
Escuela Profesional de Ingeniería Ambiental, Universidad Peruana Unión, Lima, 150118, Perú
Helen C. Meza
Escuela Profesional de Ingeniería Ambiental, Universidad Peruana Unión, Lima, 150118, Perú
Giancarlo E. Mayhuire
Escuela Profesional de Ingeniería Ambiental, Universidad Peruana Unión, Lima, 150118, Perú
Pedro Quispe
Escuela Profesional de Ingeniería Ambiental, Universidad Peruana Unión, Juliaca, 21101, Perú
Eduardo Vigo
Escuela Profesional de Ingeniería Ambiental, Universidad Peruana Unión, Juliaca, 21101, Perú
Escuela Profesional de Ingeniería Ambiental, Universidad Peruana Unión, Lima, 150118, Perú
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Short summary
We studied how solar eclipses affect the electric field in the atmosphere and the movement of charged particles above Earth near the magnetic equator. Using ground-based instruments in Peru, we found that eclipses can lead to significant changes, depending on weather conditions. These results help us better understand how solar events influence the near-Earth environment and its connection to the upper atmosphere.
We studied how solar eclipses affect the electric field in the atmosphere and the movement of...
