Long-term changes in atmospheric electrical parameters observed at Nagycenk (Hungary) and the UK observatories at Eskdalemuir and Kew

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 2193-2200

  Marcz F ^a   Harrison, R G ^b  

^a GEODETIC AND GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Meteorology and atmospheric dynamics (atmospheric electricity)

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; COSMIC RAY; GLOBAL CHANGE; POTENTIAL FIELD;

EID: 0242490358     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-21-2193-2003     Document Type: Article

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