The pings I pick up that seem to knock me off my perch are more like the echo you can sometimes catch from shaken light bulbs jangling. I don't know how to describe it better than that I suppose I will have to invest in a tuner that can reproduce such things.
If I am quick enough on Thursday(?) I will be able to imitate it with a whistle, because I am an adept. See what that is worth.
It is more likely that I am hearing the crystal chandeliers of a cavern in a volcano. But there is no telling which one because similar consonances will be passed around the same sets, this would explain how several come on song during the same spell as well as indicate the tracks of earthquake swarms.
That's enough cleverness from me, I will let you get back to work. It is time for bed.
If I am quick enough on Thursday(?) I will be able to imitate it with a whistle, because I am an adept. See what that is worth.
This global electromagnetic resonance phenomenon is named after physicist Winfried Otto Schumann who predicted it mathematically in 1952. Schumann resonances occur because the space between the surface of the Earth and the conductive ionosphere acts as a closed waveguide.
The limited dimensions of the Earth cause this waveguide to act as a resonant cavity for electromagnetic waves in the ELF band. The cavity is naturally excited by electric currents in lightning. Schumann resonances are the principal background in the part of the electromagnetic spectrum[1] from 3 Hz through 60 Hz, and appear as distinct peaks at extremely low frequencies (ELF) around 7.83 Hz (fundamental), 14.3, 20.8, 27.3 and 33.8 Hz.
In the normal mode descriptions of Schumann resonances, the fundamental mode is a standing wave in the Earth–ionosphere cavity with a wavelength equal to the circumference of the Earth. This lowest-frequency (and highest-intensity) mode of the Schumann resonance occurs at a frequency of approximately 7.83 Hz, but this frequency can vary slightly from a variety of factors, such as solar-induced perturbations to the ionosphere, which compresses the upper wall of the closed cavity.
The higher resonance modes are spaced at approximately 6.5 Hz intervals,[citation needed] a characteristic attributed to the atmosphere's spherical geometry. The peaks exhibit a spectral width of approximately 20% on account of the damping of the respective modes in the dissipative cavity. The 8th partial lies at approximately 60 Hz.[citation needed]
Observations of Schumann resonances have been used to track global lightning activity.
Owing to the connection between lightning activity and the Earth's climate it has been suggested that they may also be used to monitor global temperature variations and variations of water vapor in the upper troposphere. It has been speculated that extraterrestrial lightning (on other planets) may also be detected and studied by means of their Schumann resonance signatures.
Schumann resonances have been used to study the lower ionosphere on Earth and it has been suggested as one way to explore the lower ionosphere on celestial bodies. Effects on Schumann resonances have been reported following geomagnetic and ionospheric disturbances. More recently, discrete Schumann resonance excitations have been linked to transient luminous events – sprites, ELVES, jets, and other upper-atmospheric lightning.
A new field of interest using Schumann resonances is related to short-term earthquake prediction.[citation needed] Interest in Schumann resonances was renewed in 1993 when E. R. Williams showed a correlation between the resonance frequency and tropical air temperatures, suggesting the resonance could be used to monitor global warming.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schumann_resonances
It is more likely that I am hearing the crystal chandeliers of a cavern in a volcano. But there is no telling which one because similar consonances will be passed around the same sets, this would explain how several come on song during the same spell as well as indicate the tracks of earthquake swarms.
That's enough cleverness from me, I will let you get back to work. It is time for bed.
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