Self-charging of the Eyjafjallajökull volcanic ash plume

Environmental Research Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Harrison, R G ^a   Nicoll, K A ^a   Ulanowski, Z ^b   Mather, T A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Atmospheric electricity; Lightning; Radiosonde

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; LIGHTNING; RADIOSONDES;

ATMOSPHERIC AIR; CHARGE RELAXATION; FAIR-WEATHER ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; FINITE CONDUCTIVITY; PLUME EDGES; POSITIVE CHARGES; VOLCANIC ASH PLUMES; VOLCANIC PLUME;

VOLCANOES;

EID: 78149336692     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17489326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/5/2/024004     Document Type: Article

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