Electric fields, cloud microphysics, and reflectivity in anvils of Florida thunderstorms

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 11, 2007, Pages

  Dye, J E ^a,i   Bateman, M G ^b   Christian, H J ^c   Defer, E ^d   Grainger, C A ^e   Hall, W D ^a   Krider, E P ^f   Lewis, S A ^g   Mach, D M ^c   Merceret, F J ^h   Willett, J C ⁱ   Willis, P T ^j  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

^d OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^h KENNEDY SPACE CENTER   (United States)

ⁱ NOAA Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Sciences ^*  (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; CLOUDS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; THUNDERSTORMS;

ADVECTION; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING; ELECTRIC FIELD; REFLECTIVITY; THUNDERSTORM;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548096513     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JD007550     Document Type: Article

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