A simple electrodynamic model of a dust devil

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 30, Issue 20, 2003, Pages

  Farrell, William M ^a   Delory, Greg T ^b   Cummer, Steven A ^c   Marshall, John R ^d  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Duke University   (United States)

^d SETI INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; ELECTRIC CHARGE; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRODYNAMICS; ICE; THUNDERSTORMS;

INDUCTIVE CHARGING; WATER DROPLETS; CHARGING PROCESS; DIFFERENT SIZES; DUST DEVILS; DUST GRAINS; E-FIELD; ELECTRODYNAMIC MODELING;

DUST;

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; DUST DEVIL; ELECTRODYNAMICS; NUMERICAL MODEL;

PSITTACIDAE;

EID: 1342268862     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003GL017606     Document Type: Article

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