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Deciphering the storm, Piritakua as lightning tracker.
Speakers
- Dr. Antonio GALVÁN
Primary authors
- Dr. Antonio GALVÁN (Instituto de Física, UNAM)
Co-authors
- Dr. Hermes LEÓN VARGAS (Instituto de Física, UNAM)
- Dr. Andres Sandoval SANDOVAL (Instituto de Fisica, UNAM)
- Dr. Adiv GONZALEZ MUÑOZ (Instituto de Física, UNAM)
- Mrs. Maira Gloria PÉREZ VIELMA (Institito de Física, UNAM)
- Rodrigo Alejandro GUTIERREZ-ARENAS (UNAM - Instituto de Física)
- Mr. Jesús Angel MARTÍNEZ MENDOZA (Instituto Tecnológico de Oaxaca)
Content
Piritakua (lightning in Purepecha) is an experiment at the Physics Institute of the National Autonomous University of Mexico. The goal of this experiment is to investigate the effects of atmospheric changes on cosmic-ray secondaries, such as pressure, temperature, or the presence of a storm. In this work, we present the first results on Piritakua's ability to track thunderstorms over variations in the electric field and provide optical confirmation using an all-sky camera. These findings are compared to data from atmospheric satellites.
Summary
Piritakua (lightning in Purepecha) is an experiment at the Physics Institute of the National Autonomous University of Mexico. The goal of this experiment is to investigate the effects of atmospheric changes on cosmic-ray secondaries, such as pressure, temperature, or the presence of a storm. In this work, we present the first results on Piritakua's ability to track thunderstorms over variations in the electric field and provide optical confirmation using an all-sky camera. These findings are compared to data from atmospheric satellites.
