Electrification of saltating particles in wind-blown sand: Experiment and theory

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 118, Issue 21, 2013, Pages 12,086-12,093

  Zhang, Huan ^a   Zheng, Xiao Jing ^a,b   Bo, Tianli ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b XIDIAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

charge to mass ratio of sand particles

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC UTILITIES; EXPERIMENTS; WIND TUNNELS;

CHARGE-TO-MASS RATIOS; CONTACT ELECTRIFICATION; MEASURED RESULTS; MULTIPLE COLLISIONS; PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRIES; SALTATING PARTICLES; SAND PARTICLES; VERTICAL PROFILE;

SAND;

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; ELECTRIFICATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; SALT; SAND; WIND FORCING; WIND TUNNEL;

EID: 84889810600     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013JD020239     Document Type: Article

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