A laboratory study of the influence of ice crystal growth conditions on subsequent charge transfer in thunderstorm electrification

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 130, Issue 599 PART B, 2004, Pages 1395-1406

  Saunders, C P R ^a   Bax Norman, H ^a   Avila, E E ^b   Castellano, N E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Cloud saturation; Graupel; Ice particle growth; Thunderstorm charging

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTAL GROWTH; THERMAL EFFECTS; THUNDERSTORMS;

GROWTH RATE; ICE CRYSTALS;

ICE;

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; ICE CRYSTAL; SATURATION; THUNDERSTORM;

EID: 2942520802     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/qj.03.126     Document Type: Article

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