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The effect of electrical conductivity on the growth of the electric field in a thunderstorm Cover

The effect of electrical conductivity on the growth of the electric field in a thunderstorm

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|Jan 1975

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Language: English
Page range: 497 - 506
Submitted on: May 13, 1974
Accepted on: Oct 28, 1974
Published on: Jan 1, 1975
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 1975 Z. Levin, W. D. Scott, published by Stockholm University Press
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