Atmospheric electric fields at the Kennedy Space Center, 1997-2005: No evidence for effects of global warming or modulation by galactic cosmic rays

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2006, Pages

  Harrison, Halstead ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSMIC RAYS; GLOBAL WARMING;

ATMOSPHERIC VOLTAGE GRADIENTS; GALACTIC COSMIC RAYS; KENNEDY SPACE CENTER;

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY;

ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; COSMIC RAY; ELECTRIC FIELD; GLOBAL WARMING; MEASUREMENT METHOD;

HALEAKALA; HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; MAUI; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33745851052     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006GL025880     Document Type: Article

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