Two simultaneous charge structures in thunderstorm convection

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 107, Issue 18, 2002, Pages ACL-5-1-ACL-5-12

  Stolzenburg, Maribeth ^a   Marshall, Thomas C ^a   Rust, W David ^b   Bartels, Diana L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Charge; Electrical structure; Thunderstorm

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; ELECTRIC CHARGE; ELECTRIC FIELDS; LIGHTING; REFLECTION; STORMS; THUNDERSTORMS;

ELECTRIC FIELD; GEOPHYSICS; LIGHTNING; SOUND SCATTERING; THUNDERSTORM;

EID: 0012122738     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JD000904     Document Type: Article

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