Post on 23-Dec-2015
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Hurricanes, Tesla Coils, and (Electro-magnetic) Field
Effects
Dr. Eric Karlstrom
Earth’s Magnetic Field (NASA)
Electromagnetic spectrum
Electromagnetic force• Electromagnetic field exerts this force on
electrically charged particles. This is one of four fundamental forces.
• This force holds protons, neutrons and electrons together in atoms
• A changing magnetic field exerts an electric field, conversely, a changing electric field generates a magnetic field.
• What we observe as light is an electromagnetic wave, a propagated oscillatory disturbance in electromagnetic field.
Supercell- Florida
Lightning - East Sydney, Australia
Supercell- Oklahoma, 2002
Tornado and lightning
Lightning
Lightning over Oklahoma City
50,000’ lightning bolt in Oklahoma
North Carolina Twister
Waterspout over Florida Keyes
Circulation over Denver
Luminous phenomena- Blackwell, OK, 19855
Tornado in central Oklahoma
Sound, infrasound, seismology, and electromagnetic generation
Ball Lightning- Australia
Diagram of Supercell
Supercell cartoon
Cross-section of hurricane
Structure of hurricane
Typhoon size
Hurricane from space
Cyclone Catarina- 2004
Inside a Hurricane
Parts of a Hurricane
Hurricane Andrew destruction
House-cars-Katrina
Thunderstorm, Casper Wyoming
Tesla coil
Tesla coil
Nikola Tesla
Tesla’s Colorado Springs Experiments
Tesla’s Wardenclyffe tower
Field Effects: Plank through palm tree
Straw blown into tree
Tree impales car (or vise versa?)- upper tree foliage intact: Hurricane Andrew
Strange car behavior- Hurricane Wilma
Dancing cars
Field Effects- car levitation
Anomalous car behavior