Graupel trajectories and charging: A new numerical approach for cloud electrification studies

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 124, Issue 548, 1998, Pages 1329-1341

  Masuelli, S ^a   Pulido, M A ^a   Scavuzzo, C M ^a   Caranti, G M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Cloud microphysics; Electrical charge; Thunderstorms

Indexed keywords

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; ELECTRICAL CHARGE; THUNDERSTORM;

EID: 0031692377     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/smsqj.54814     Document Type: Article

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