A modelling study of the effect of cloud saturation and particle growth rates on charge transfer in thunderstorm electrification

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 76, Issue 1-4, 2005, Pages 206-221

  Mitzeva, R P ^a   Saunders, Clive P R ^b   Tsenova, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA   (Bulgaria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Charge transfer; Ice crystals; Riming; Thunderstorm electrification

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; CRYSTALS; ELECTRIC CHARGE; ELECTRICITY; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION); SUPERCOOLING; THUNDERSTORMS;

CLOUD SATURATION; DIFFUSIONAL GROWTH RATES; ICE CRYSTALS; PARTICLE GROWTH RATES; THUNDERSTORM ELECTRIFICATION;

CLOUDS;

ELECTRIFICATION; ICE CRYSTAL; THUNDERCLOUD;

EID: 23144445007     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2004.11.019     Document Type: Article

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