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Cloud electrification
Author(s) -
Lhermitte Roger,
Williams Earle
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
reviews of geophysics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 8.087
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1944-9208
pISSN - 8755-1209
DOI - 10.1029/rg021i005p00984
Subject(s) - electrification , thunderstorm , storm , meteorology , cloud computing , precipitation , environmental science , geology , computer science , physics , electricity , quantum mechanics , operating system
The electrification of clouds results from the separation of electrical charges and their segregation in space by air and particle motions. Detailed specification of the mechanisms involved in this important aspect of storm development is still fragmentary. This shortcoming of the subject is exemplified in the long standing controversy concerning the relative merits of precipitation and convection theories of cloud electrification [Moore, 1974; Mason, 1976; Moore, 1976]. The results of recent research have suggested that neither of these distinct views can alone provide a complete explanation for thunderstorm electrification.