On the generation of charge layers in MCS stratiform regions

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 91, Issue 2-4, 2009, Pages 272-280

  Evtushenko, A A ^a   Mareev, E A ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF APPLIED PHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Charge density; Charge transfer mechanisms; Electric field; Mesoscale convective system; Modeling; Thunderstorm electrification

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS; CHARGE TRANSFER; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRIC FIELD MEASUREMENT; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; ION EXCHANGE; ISOTHERMS; MASS TRANSFER; MELTING; MELTING POINT; NETWORKS (CIRCUITS); TURBULENT FLOW;

CHARGE LAYERS; CHARGE TRANSFER MECHANISMS; CHARGING MECHANISMS; DIMENSIONAL MODELS; ELECTRIC FIELD STRUCTURES; EXTENDED SYSTEMS; FINE STRUCTURES; GLOBAL ELECTRIC CIRCUITS; INDUCTIVE MELTING; LIGHT IONS; MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; MODELING; PARTICULAR CONDITIONS; POSITIVE CHARGES; THUNDERSTORM ELECTRIFICATION; VERTICAL AIR VELOCITIES; ZERO POINTS;

ELECTRIC GENERATORS;

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; E REGION; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRIFICATION; ELECTRON DENSITY; IONIZATION; ISOTHERM; MODELING; THUNDERSTORM;

EID: 58149316223     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2008.07.010     Document Type: Article

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