Magnetospheric Effects of Power Line Radiation: Radiation from electrical power transmission lines disturbs the magnetosphere, out to many earth radii.
Abstract
Radiation from electrical power lines leaks into the magnetosphere and stimulates strong very-low-frequency wave activity out to many earth radii. Observations in Antarctica show that wave activity induced by power lines tends to occur during the daytime when power consumption is high in the source region in eastern Canada. The wave frequency ranges from 1 to 8 kilohertz. This man-made wave activity may have significant effects on energetic electrons trapped in the earth's radiation belts.
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Volume 200 | Issue 4343
19 May 1978
19 May 1978
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