Electrical processes coupling the atmosphere and ionosphere: An overview

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 68, Issue 3-5, 2006, Pages 445-456

  Rycroft, Michael J ^a  

^a CAESAR Consultancy   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electrical coupling; Global circuit; Physical processes; Sprites; Thunderstorm phenomena

Indexed keywords

EARTH ATMOSPHERE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTROSTATICS; IONOSPHERE; LIGHT VELOCITY; LIGHTNING; MAGNETOSPHERE; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); THUNDERSTORMS;

ELECTRICAL COUPLING; SPRITES; VAN ALLEN BELT ENERGETIC ELECTRONS;

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; IONOSPHERE; SPRITE;

EID: 32244444168     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2005.04.009     Document Type: Article

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