The effect on thunderstorm charging of the rate of rime accretion by graupel

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 277-295

  Brooks, I M ^a,c   Saunders, C P R ^a   Mitzeva, R P ^b   Peck, S L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA   (Bulgaria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; GRAUPEL; RIME ACCRETION; THUNDERSTORM;

EID: 0030712390     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-8095(96)00043-9     Document Type: Article

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