Space charge density measurements downwind from a traffic route

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 301-307

  Israelsson, S ^a   Lelwala, R ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Electrical environment; Space charge density; Traffic route

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

EID: 0032718923     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-8095(99)00014-9     Document Type: Article

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