Charges on graupel and snow crystals and the electrical structure of winter thunderstorms

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1561-1578

  Takahashi, Tsutomu ^a   Tajiri, Takuya ^b   Sonoi, Yasuo ^c  

^a J F OBERLIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Kansai Electric Company   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; CLOUDS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC SPACE CHARGE; LIGHTNING; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); SNOW;

ELECTRICAL STRUCTURE; GRAUPEL; SNOW CRYSTALS;

THUNDERSTORMS;

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CUMULUS; HAIL; ICE CRYSTAL; LIGHTNING; THUNDERSTORM;

EID: 0033149976     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1999)056<1561:COGASC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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