Electrostatic fields above thunderclouds at different latitudes and their ionospheric effects

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 2625-2630

  Tonev, P T ^a   Velinov, P I Y ^a  

^a BULGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; HALL EFFECT; IONOSPHERE; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS;

THUNDERCLOUDS;

SPACE RESEARCH;

ELECTRIC FIELD; GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; IONOSPHERE; THUNDERSTORM;

EID: 0036875093     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(02)80362-3     Document Type: Article

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