Further laboratory investigations into the Relative Diffusional Growth Rate theory of thunderstorm electrification

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 98, Issue 2-4, 2010, Pages 327-340

  Emersic, C ^a   Saunders, C P R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Charging; Graupel; Ice crystal; Relative Diffusional Growth Rate theory; Riming

Indexed keywords

CHARGING; DIFFUSIONAL GROWTH RATES; GRAUPEL; ICE CRYSTAL; RIMING;

CRYSTAL GROWTH; CRYSTALS; DROP FORMATION; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; EXPERIMENTS; FORECASTING; GROWTH RATE; ICE CONTROL; MIXING; NUCLEATION; THUNDERSTORMS;

ICE;

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; CLOUD DROPLET; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; ICE CRYSTAL; LABORATORY METHOD; MIXING; NUCLEATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; RIME; THUNDERSTORM;

EID: 78149285631     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2010.07.011     Document Type: Article

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