The tripole structure of thunderstorms
- 21 September 1989
- journal article
- Published by American Geophysical Union (AGU) in Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres
- Vol. 94 (D11) , 13151-13167
- https://doi.org/10.1029/jd094id11p13151
Abstract
Evidence for the tripole structure of electrified clouds is summarized. The observed structure is quantitatively consistent with the results of laboratory simulations and suggests that collision between ice crystals and rimed graupel particles is the dominant mechanism for charge separation in thunderstorms. The physical basis for this mechanism is poorly understood.This publication has 126 references indexed in Scilit:
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