Investigating earth's atmospheric electricity: A role model for planetary studies

The historical development of terrestrial atmospheric electricity is described, from its beginnings with the first observations of the potential gradient to the global electric circuit model proposed by C.T.R. Wilson in the early 20th century. The properties of the terrestrial global circuit are sum...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Aplin, K, Harrison, R, Rycroft, M
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2008