Atmospheric electricity observations on the first cruise of the “Carnegie”

Abstract

Observations for specific conductivity of the atmosphere and the detection of the presence of radio‐active emanations were taken, in accordance with the Director's instructions, on the portions of the cruise between Falmouth and Madeira, Madeira and Bermuda, and Bermuda and New York. The plan was to devote alternate days to conductivity and radio‐activity observations. This program was interfered with by bad weather and by the failure on some occasions of the Zamboni dry pile which was used to charge the collecting wire in the radio‐activity experiments.I. Conductivity Observations.