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Electric and magnetic field of a direct-current source in a medium with a continuously varying conductivity

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Fields due to an electric current source in the atmosphere where the conductivity increases exponentially with altitude have been calculated. Characteristics of the field are described. The current source is assumednot to vary with time.

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  1. Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences University of Colorado/N0AA, 80309, Boulder, Colorado

    Shogo Kozaki

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Department of Electronic Engineering, Gumma University.

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Kozaki, S. Electric and magnetic field of a direct-current source in a medium with a continuously varying conductivity. PAGEOPH 114, 879–889 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00876188

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