The global atmospheric electrical circuit and climate

Surveys in Geophysics

Volumn 25, Issue 5-6, 2004, Pages 441-484

  Harrison, R G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atmospheric aerosols; Climate change; Cloud microphysics; Cosmic rays; Global circuit; Ionosphere troposphere coupling; Paleoclimate; Solar variability; Solar terrestrial physics

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; BOUNDARY LAYERS; CLIMATOLOGY; COSMIC RAYS; IONIZATION; IONOSPHERE;

GLOBAL ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT; GLOBAL CIRCUIT; PLANETARY SURFACE; ULTRA-FINE AEROSOLS;

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY;

CLIMATE FORCING; COSMIC RAY; IONOSPHERE; PALEOCLIMATE; SOLAR PHENOMENA; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

EID: 23344439541     PISSN: 01693298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10712-004-5439-8     Document Type: Review

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