Surface precipitation electric current produced by convective rains during the Mesoscale Alpine Program

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 13, 2003, Pages

  Soula, S ^a   Chauzy, S ^a   Chong, M ^a   Coquillat, S ^a   Georgis, J F ^a   Seity, Y ^a   Tabary, P ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b SERVICE D AÉRONOMIE DU CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Convective cell; Electric field; Mirror image effect; Precipitation current; Raindrop charge

Indexed keywords

CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; ELECTRIC FIELD; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINDROP;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 0742287627     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001jd001588     Document Type: Article

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