Contribution of the ground corona ions to the convective charging mechanism

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 279-300

  Chauzy, Serge ^a   Soula, Serge ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE D AÉROLOGIE   (France)

Author keywords

Corona; PICASSO; Thunderstorm

Indexed keywords

CONVECTION; CORONA; ELECTRIC FIELD; THUNDERSTORM;

EID: 0032717868     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-8095(99)00013-7     Document Type: Article

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