A quantitative model of the effect of global thunderstorms on the global distribution of ionospheric electrostatic potential

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 66, Issue 13-14 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 1233-1240

  Kartalev, M D ^a   Rycroft, M J ^b   Papitashvili, V O ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF MECHANICS   (Bulgaria)

^b CAESAR Consultancy   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric electricity; Global thunderstorms; Ionospheric electric potentials

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; ELECTRIC FIELD; IONOSPHERE; NUMERICAL MODEL; THUNDERSTORM;

EID: 3543082704     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2004.05.012     Document Type: Article

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