Geophysical processes and biosphere: article

Quantitative study of the relationships of hydrogen, methane, radon and atmospheric electric field
V.N. Shuleikin
Oil and Gas Research Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences. Moscow, Russia
Journal: Geophysical processes and biosphere
Tome: 17
Number: 1
Year: 2018
Pages: 30-44
UDK: 531.594
DOI: 10.21455/GPB2018.1-2
Keywords: atmospheric electric field, concentrations, radon, hydrogen, methane
Аnnotation: Based on the results of experimental observations, a model representation of the relationships of hydrogen, methane, radon, and the atmospheric electric field was constructed. Bubble formations of hydrogen and methane are the only carriers of radon in the near-surface layers of the soil and atmosphere. As a result of ionization, light ions are formed, which, when combined with neutral condensation nuclei, form heavy ions that affect the atmospheric electric field. Outside the hydrocarbon clusters, hydrogen and methane are related by an exponential relationship. In stable weather conditions, the radon of the atmosphere and its inverse atmospheric electric field will correlate with the radon content of the ground and the density of carrier gases. At comparable concentrations of volatile gases due to a lower molecular weight, hydrogen is the main carrier of radon in the near-surface layers of the soil and the surface atmosphere. In the case of the ratio of hydrogen concentration to methane H