Lifetime of the thunderstorm electric energy in the global atmospheric circuit and thunderstorm energy characteristics

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 91, Issue 2-4, 2009, Pages 161-164

  Mareev, E A ^a   Anisimov, S V ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF APPLIED PHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

^b SCHMIDT INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS OF THE EARTH   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Current; Dissipation rate; Electric energy; Electric field; Global electric circuit; Lifetime; Lightning; Thunderstorm

Indexed keywords

CONTROL SYSTEM ANALYSIS; CONTROL THEORY; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC LINES; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; ENERGY DISSIPATION; LIGHTNING; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; RELAXATION PROCESSES; SURFACE RELAXATION;

CURRENT; DISSIPATION RATE; ELECTRIC ENERGY; GLOBAL ELECTRIC CIRCUIT; LIFETIME;

NETWORKS (CIRCUITS);

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; CURRENT VELOCITY; E REGION; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRIFICATION; ENERGY DISSIPATION; THUNDERSTORM;

EID: 58149293599     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2008.05.010     Document Type: Article

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