LARGE-SCALE CHARGE SEPARATION IN THUNDERCLOUDS.

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 90, Issue D4, 1985, Pages 6013-6025

  Williams, Earle R ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERICS;

CHARGE SEPARATION; THUNDERCLOUDS;

METEOROLOGY;

EID: 0021437925     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/jd090id04p06013     Document Type: Article

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