Air-earth current measurements at Kew, London, 1909-1979

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 76, Issue 1-4, 2005, Pages 49-64

  Harrison, R G ^a   Ingram, W J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atmospheric electricity; Climate change; Global circuit; Historical data

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTANCE; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; GRADIENT METHODS; GROUNDING ELECTRODES; POTENTIAL ENERGY;

AIR-EARTH CURRENT MEASUREMENTS; IONOSPHERIC POTENTIAL; VERTICAL CONDUCTION CURRENT; VERTICAL RESISTANCE;

ELECTRIC CURRENT MEASUREMENT;

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; CLIMATE CHANGE;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; LONDON [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 18144386151     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2004.11.022     Document Type: Article

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