We have seen that the low
or high pressures of the atmosphere can also be
due to change of gravitational field of our
earth. The gravitational field is
continually changing every where, even on
every location of earth. Though the variation
may be too small. different gravimeters are
already there to find out gravitational
attraction at a particular place, but they are
costly instruments and cannot be utilised in
sufficient numbers just like rain gauges. At
present their need is not felt in important
meteorological events all over the world and, I
think, they were not even used in the study of
solar eclipse of 16-02-1980. Even if the
gravitational field of a place is changing in
the range of 5% it is sufficient to induce a
cloud burst in a homogeneously saturated cloud.
Only a careful study of variation of
gravitational field and atmospheric pressure
over a wide range of area can reveal the
relation between the two.
At present we are using
barometers, radars and satellites to record low
pressures over an area. A barometer tells us the
pressure of the atmosphere where it is
installed; the radars help us to find out the
area of low or high pressures at distant places
generally over the sea and by satellites we can
take the photographs of circulating clouds which
represent the low pressure areas. The radars or
and the satellites are not helpful if there is
not sufficient moisture in the low pressure
areas.
Here I am going to explain
a very simple instrument which can detect low
pressure areas not only on the sea but also on
lands where moisture is not present. The
instrument is based on the assumption that
majority of low or high pressures are due to
variation of gravitational field as a result of
change in intensity of push particle rays. To
locate the place of low gravitational field or
the low pressure area at least two instruments
at two different locations will be required.
Our earth is not
responsible for any variation of gravitational
field over its surface and the variations can be
due to the presence of other heavenly bodies
which are always changing their positions with
respect to the earth. The tides in sea are the
example of low gravitational field. In the low
gravitational field every particle will loose
its mass.
At the low gravitational
field centre every particle of the matter will
get a lifting effect in the direction just
perpendicular to the surface of earth, and the
objects located around the centre will get the
lifting effect in the direction slightly
inclined towards the low field area. A we go
away from the low gravitational field area the
direction of the lifting effect of the particles
will get more and more inclined towards
gravitational field centre.
In the floating weight
instrument a heavy piece of metal is kept in a
container to let it float freely in a water
filled box. The base of the floating container
is tied with the centre of water container by a
very light and flexible spring. Technically the
floating weight should remain stationary at the
centre of liquid filled box. But, we can notice
that at certain small time intervals, the
floating weight will shift its position and the
change of position can be due to change of
gravitational field. It will shift towards low
gravitational field area or the area of low
intensity of push rays.
A careful study of
movements of floating weights at several
locations all over the earth can reveal new
facts which can be helpful in solving the
puzzling problems of meteorology as well as
everyday science.
In the end I may add that
if we believe in push rather than attraction
between the two objects, it will not be
difficult to prove that the visible attraction
between the fast moving objects will decrease
and will become zero when the objects are moving
with the velocity of light. So, it can also be
possible that the visible attraction between the
heavenly bodies will be maximum when they are
absolutely at rest with respect to the medium
which is containing them. This concept can be
proved by simple geometrical diagrams only.
dated: 11th Jan, 1983
Inderjeet Rishiraj
