Onset of instability in precipitating water drops submitted to horizontal electric fields

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 102, Issue 14, 1997, Pages 16793-16798

  Georgis, Jean François ^a   Coquillat, Sylvain ^a   Chauzy, Serge ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELDS; WATER DROPS;

EID: 0031399597     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jd01054     Document Type: Article

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