Measurements of positive ions and air-Earth current density at Maitri, Antarctica

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 13, 2007, Pages

  Siingh, Devendraa ^a,b   Pant, Vimlesh ^a   Kamra, A K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL METEOROLOGY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DENSITY; ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; POSITIVE IONS;

AIR TEMPERATURE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIURNAL VARIATION; ION EXCHANGE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; NUCLEATION; PHOTOLYSIS; SEA LEVEL;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; MAITRI;

EID: 34548643850     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JD008101     Document Type: Article

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