Multi-station synthesis of early twentieth century surface atmospheric electricity measurements for upper tropospheric properties

Advances in Geosciences

Volumn 13, Issue , 2007, Pages 17-23

  Harrison, R G ^a   Bennett, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; BOUNDARY LAYER; CONDUCTIVITY; COSMIC RAY; IONOSPHERE; TROPOSPHERE; TWENTIETH CENTURY;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 34547579579     PISSN: 16807340     EISSN: 16807359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/adgeo-13-17-2007     Document Type: Article

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