Electrostatic forces in wind-pollination-Part 2: Simulations of pollen capture

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1596-1603

  Bowker, George E ^a   Crenshaw, Hugh C ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric electricity; Electrostatic charge; Electrostatic field; Particle capture; Wind pollination

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; DISPERSIONS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; VISCOSITY; WIND EFFECTS;

AIR VISCOSITY; ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE; PARTICLE CAPTURE; WIND POLLINATION;

PLANT CELL CULTURE;

ANEMOPHILY; ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; ELECTRIC FIELD; MODELING; WIND VELOCITY;

AIR; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRICITY; NONHUMAN; PLANT; POLLEN; POLLINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; VISCOSITY; WEATHER; WIND;

EID: 33846429174     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2006.10.048     Document Type: Article

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