Experimental determination of layer cloud edge charging from cosmic ray ionisation

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 37, Issue 13, 2010, Pages

  Nicoll, K A ^a   Harrison, R G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSMIC RAYS; COSMOLOGY; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR;

ACTIVE REGIONS; ATMOSPHERIC IONS; CLEAR AIR; CLOUD DROPLETS; COLLISION PROCESS; CONDUCTIVITY GRADIENT; DROPLET CONCENTRATION; ELECTROSTATIC SENSOR; EXPERIMENTAL CONFIRMATION; EXPERIMENTAL DETERMINATION; GLOBAL ELECTRIC CIRCUIT; IONISATION; NEGATIVE SPACE CHARGE; SPACE CHARGES; STRATIFORM CLOUDS; TRANSITION ZONES; VERTICAL FLOWS;

DROP FORMATION;

AEROSOL PROPERTY; ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; CLOUD DROPLET; COSMIC RAY; ELECTRIFICATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; IONIZATION; STRATIFORM CLOUD; SUPERCOOLING;

EID: 77954685399     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010GL043605     Document Type: Article

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