Geoelectricity: Atmospheric charging and thunderstorms

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 61, Issue 13, 1999, Pages 955-963

  Kundt, Wolfgang ^a   Thuma, Gernot ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR RADIOASTRONOMIE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; THUNDERSTORM;

EID: 0033389503     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-6826(99)00061-9     Document Type: Article

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