Gene Fuller wrote:
That's a good one. Are you going to start referencing the CFA and EH
crowd next?

Is NASA part of the CFA and EH crowds? Please note the complete
absence of references to corona when fairweather fields are
being discussed.

http://science.nasa.gov/newhome/head...d15jun99_1.htm
"Later experimenters showed that *clear, calm air* carries an
electrical current ...

http://www.sgo.fi/SPECIAL/Contributions/Tammet.pdf
"The global component of variations of *fair weather electricity*
is a subject of special attention ..."

http://www.ce-mag.com/archive/02/07/mrstatic.html
"Fair-weather conditions are shown on the left side of the
figure, where a downward electric field drives positive
charges toward ground."

http://www.missioninstruments.com/pa...ec_fields.html
"On a *clear day*, when the atmosphere is clear of storm clouds,
the primary source of electric charge creating an electric field
on the surface of the earth is the ionosphere. ... This scenario
creates what is termed a "fair weather" electric field due to
the positive charge overhead."

http://www.campbellsci.com/documents...0_overview.pdf
"On a *clear day (fair weather)*, a relatively small number of
positive ions exist in the atmosphere that give rise to an
electric field on the order of -100 to -200 V/m."
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73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp