Comparative measurements of the atmospheric electric space charge density made with the filtration and Faraday cage techniques

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 54, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 105-116

  Pawar, S D ^a   Kamra, A K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL METEOROLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Atmospheric electric space charge density; Faraday cage; Filtration

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; ELECTRICAL PROPERTY; MEASUREMENT METHOD;

EID: 0033927952     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-8095(00)00044-2     Document Type: Article

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