Response of thunderstorm and lightning activity to solar modulation of atmospheric electrification

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 58, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 95-103

  Bhattacharya, A B ^a   Kar, S K ^a   Bhattacharya, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KALYANI   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRIFICATION; LIGHTNING; THUNDERSTORM;

INDIA, KALYANI;

EID: 0031399541     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00867436     Document Type: Article

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