The relationship between variations of the atmospheric electric field in the southern polar region and thunderstorm activity

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1801-1805

  Troshichev, O A ^a   Frank Kamenetsky, A ^a   Burns, G ^b   Fuellekrug, M ^c   Rodger, A ^d   Morozov, V ^e  

^a ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^b AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION   (Australia)

^c GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^e VOEIKOV MAIN GEOPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Atmospheric electric field; Southern polar region; Thunderstorm activity

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC ENGINEERING; CORRELATION METHODS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; LIGHTNING; MAGNETIC FIELDS; STORMS;

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRIC FIELDS; SOUTHERN POLAR REGION; THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY;

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY;

EID: 8344258026     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2003.07.063     Document Type: Conference Paper

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