Simulation of the electrification of winter thunderclouds using the three-dimensional Regional Atmospheric Modeling System (RAMS) model: Single cloud simulations

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres

Volumn 110, Issue 20, 2005, Pages 1-12

  Altaratz, Orit ^a   Reisin, Tamir ^b   Levin, Zev ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b SOREQ NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIFICATION; MODELING; THUNDERCLOUD;

EID: 28844500466     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JD005616     Document Type: Article

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