A modelling study of the effect of ice particle sizes and relative velocity on ice crystal/graupel collisional charge transfer

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 91, Issue 2-4, 2009, Pages 250-258

  Tsenova, B ^a   Mitzeva, R ^b   Saunders, C ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF METEOROLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (Bulgaria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA   (Bulgaria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Graupel; Ice crystals; Thunderstorm charging

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; CRYSTALS; GROWTH (MATERIALS); ION EXCHANGE; MASS TRANSFER; PARTICLE SIZE; STORMS; SURFACE DIFFUSION; THUNDERSTORMS; VELOCITY; WATER VAPOR;

CRYSTAL INTERACTIONS; DIFFUSIONAL GROWTH RATES; GRAUPEL; ICE CRYSTALS; ICE PARTICLES; ICE SURFACES; MODELLING STUDIES; RELATIVE VELOCITIES; WATER VAPOUR DIFFUSIONS;

ICE;

GROWTH RATE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; ICE CRYSTAL; MODELING; PARTICLE SIZE; THUNDERSTORM;

EID: 58149303027     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2008.04.008     Document Type: Article

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