Lightning Strikes

[homestar]

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After reading the Princeton Review chapter on capacitors the other week and being subjected to some severe whether, I had some thoughts. I don't think that I'm breaking grounds in physics, or anything like that, but maybe there are some physicists out there. The way I understand meteorology (I was always told that this was a science for those that couldn't pass orgo), lightning occurs due to charge buildup in macroscale fluid systems on the planet (cloud systems, which are driven by pressure systems--ultimately physical fluid dynamic systems). What if positive charge could be generated in clouds by satellite systems? They would discharge just like capacitors based on atmospheric dielectric breaking points, no?

Merry Xmas--love,
John

 

[homestar]

Could an active microwave spaceborne platform driven by a nuclear thermocouple positively ionize macroscale fluid dynamic systems, possibly--I don't know, I'm just a scientist?

 

[Isoprop]

What if positive charge could be generated in clouds by satellite systems? They would discharge just like capacitors based on atmospheric dielectric breaking points, no?

Doesn't matter where the charge comes from, the lightning strike arises from the dieletric breakdown of the air.

Could an active microwave spaceborne platform driven by a nuclear thermocouple positively ionize macroscale fluid dynamic systems, possibly--I don't know, I'm just a scientist?

I have no clue what this is. I'm guessing you mean you want to ionize the clouds by using a microwave beam from space? I suppose that would hypothetically work.......

It's interesting but this is beyond the scope of the MCAT.

Also, speak plainly please.

 

[Mister T]

Could an active microwave spaceborne platform driven by a nuclear thermocouple positively ionize macroscale fluid dynamic systems, possibly--I don't know, I'm just a scientist?

lol --- how cute, homestar thinks he's a physicist.

 

[gogle]

do you ever hear about vaisala lightning explorer.it displays recent lightning activity across the entire continental us.the lightning data displayed is 20 minutes delayed and updated every 20 minutes.