Electrical characteristics of thunderstorms in different plateau regions of China

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 91, Issue 2-4, 2009, Pages 244-249

  Qie, Xiushu ^a   Zhang, Tinglong ^b   Zhang, Guangshu ^b   Zhang, Tong ^b   Kong, Xiangzhen ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

^b Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

Charge structure; High plateau region; Lightning; Lower positive charge center; Thunderstorm

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELDS; LIGHTNING; METEOROLOGY; MOISTURE; OCEANOGRAPHY; SEA LEVEL; STORMS; TURBULENT FLOW; WATER LEVELS;

AIR HUMIDITIES; CHARGE STRUCTURE; ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS; FIELD CHANGES; HIGH PLATEAU REGION; INTRACLOUD; KEY PARAMETERS; LOWER POSITIVE CHARGE CENTER; MAIN CHARGES; NEGATIVE CHARGES; SURFACE ELECTRIC FIELDS; TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES; TIBETAN PLATEAUX;

THUNDERSTORMS;

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING; E REGION; ELECTRIC FIELD; PLATEAU; THUNDERSTORM;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU;

EID: 58149279471     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2008.04.014     Document Type: Article

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