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CHAPTER 1 - Historical Survey
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CHAPTER 2 - General Principles and Results
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CHAPTER 3 - The Ions in the Atmosphere
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CHAPTER 4 - The Earth's Vertical Potential Gradient
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CHAPTER 5 - The Conductivity of the Air
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CHAPTER 6 - The Air-Earth Conduction Current
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CHAPTER 7 - Point-Discharge Currents
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CHAPTER 8 - Precipitation Currents
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CHAPTER 9 - The Transfer of Charge
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CHAPTER 10 - The Thunder Cloud
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CHAPTER 11 - The Lightning Discharge
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CHAPTER 12 - The Separation of Charge
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CHAPTER 13 - Conclusion
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APPENDIX I
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APPENDIX II
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REFERENCES
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INDEX
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Description
Atmospheric Electricity brings together numerous studies on various aspects of atmospheric electricity. This book is composed of 13 chapters that cover the main problems in the field, including the maintenance of the negative charge on the earth and the origin of the charges in thunderstorms. After a brief overview of the historical developments of atmospheric electricity, this book goes on dealing with the general principles, results, methods, and the MKS system of the field. The succeeding chapters are devoted to some aspects of electricity in the atmosphere, such as the occurrence and detection of ions, the air-Earth conduction current, and point-discharge and precipitation currents. These topics are followed by discussions on the maintenance of the Earth's charge; the correlation of Earth's charge with thunderstorm activity and current; and mechanism of charge transfer in nonstormy rain and snow. The concluding chapters consider the phenomena of thunder cloud and the lightning discharge. These chapters also examine various theories in understanding the separation of Earth's charge. This book will be of value to physicists, atmospheric scientists, and researchers in the allied fields.
Atmospheric Electricity brings together numerous studies on various aspects of atmospheric electricity. This book is composed of 13 chapters that cover the main problems in the field, including the maintenance of the negative charge on the earth and the origin of the charges in thunderstorms. After a brief overview of the historical developments of atmospheric electricity, this book goes on dealing with the general principles, results, methods, and the MKS system of the field. The succeeding chapters are devoted to some aspects of electricity in the atmosphere, such as the occurrence and detection of ions, the air-Earth conduction current, and point-discharge and precipitation currents. These topics are followed by discussions on the maintenance of the Earth's charge; the correlation of Earth's charge with thunderstorm activity and current; and mechanism of charge transfer in nonstormy rain and snow. The concluding chapters consider the phenomena of thunder cloud and the lightning discharge. These chapters also examine various theories in understanding the separation of Earth's charge. This book will be of value to physicists, atmospheric scientists, and researchers in the allied fields.
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ISBN
978-1-4832-0040-8
Language
English
Published
1957
Copyright
Copyright © 1957 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Pergamon