The electric field alignment of ice crystals in thunderstorms

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 337-343

  Saunders, C P R ^a   Rimmer, J S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electric field; Ice crystal; Thunderstorm

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; ELECTRIC FIELD; ICE CRYSTAL; LIGHTNING; THUNDERSTORM;

EID: 0032719824     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-8095(99)00018-6     Document Type: Article

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