Estimates of cloud charge densities in thunderstorms

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 103, Issue D16, 1998, Pages 19769-19775

  Marshall, Thomas C ^a   Stolzenburg, Maribeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; ELECTRICAL PROPERTY; ESTIMATION METHOD; THUNDERSTORM;

EID: 0032572960     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98JD01674     Document Type: Article

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