Charge separation in thunderstorm conditions

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 113, Issue 17, 2008, Pages

  Pereyra, Rodolfo G ^a   Bürgesser, Rodrigo E ^a   Ávila, Eldo E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CHARGE TRANSFER; CLOUDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY; THUNDERSTORMS;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ELECTRIC FIELD; ICE CRYSTAL; LABORATORY METHOD; THUNDERSTORM; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 56349115473     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JD009720     Document Type: Article

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