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The ionisation in the lowest regions of the atmosphere
Author(s) -
Chalmers J. Alan
Publication year - 1946
Publication title -
quarterly journal of the royal meteorological society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.744
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1477-870X
pISSN - 0035-9009
DOI - 10.1002/qj.49707231217
Subject(s) - atmosphere (unit) , atmospheric sciences , ionization , environmental science , physics , meteorology , ion , quantum mechanics
The result of Hogg (1939) that the positive and negative conductivities in the air vary with height in the lowest regions of the atmosphere, and the fact of a field strength almost unaltered with height can be reconciled by assuming the rate of ionisation to depend upon the height.