Rise of source-generated ions in dry air under the action of an electric field

Abstract

Electrodynamic and plasma chemical tropospheric processes have been considered in order to develop a cloud control technology. A mathematical model has been constructed for ionic flow from a ground-based plasma generator in the electric field of a charged cloud. The problem of the rise of four types of anions and four types of cations and the problem of electric field strength have been solved using a system of transfer equations and the Planck equation. The final distribution of the charged particle concentrations has been analyzed, and it has been demonstrated that a considerable quantity of O₃^- can rise up to an altitude of 2000 m.