A new empirical relation to estimate atmospheric electrical columnar resistance, effect of changing aerosol concentration and cosmic ray ionization on it: A quantitative study

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 114, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  Kulkarni, M N ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL METEOROLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); COSMIC RAYS; COSMOLOGY; DIFFUSION; IONIZATION; OCEAN ENGINEERING; OCEANOGRAPHY;

AEROSOL CONCENTRATION; COLUMNAR RESISTANCES; CRITICAL VALUE; EDDY DIFFUSIONS; EDDY DIFFUSIVITIES; ELECTRICAL PARAMETER; EMPIRICAL RELATIONS; GLOBAL ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRIC CIRCUIT; LARGE EDDY; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; QUANTITATIVE COMPARISON; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; SOLAR INFLUENCE; SOLAR MODULATION;

ATMOSPHERIC IONIZATION;

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; BOUNDARY LAYER; CONDUCTIVITY; COSMIC RAY; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; GLOBAL CLIMATE; IONIZATION; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; TURBULENCE;

EID: 66449091763     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JD010009     Document Type: Article

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