Hydrometeor charges observed below an electrified cloud using a new instrument

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 13, 2007, Pages

  Mo, Qixu ^a   Detwiler, Andrew G ^b   Helsdon, John ^b   Winn, W P ^c   Aulich, G ^c   Murray, W Clifton ^d  

^a SPEC INC   (United States)

^b SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; CLOUDS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; PARTICLE SIZE; THUNDERSTORMS;

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; ELECTRIC FIELD; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; THUNDERSTORM; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 34548650171     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JD007809     Document Type: Article

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