A Study of the Effects of Rain, Snow and Hail on the Atmospheric Electric Field near Ground
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Rain Events
3.2. Hail Events
3.3. Snow Events
3.4. Frequency Distributions of PG during Rain, Hail and Snow
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Karagioras, A.; Kourtidis, K. A Study of the Effects of Rain, Snow and Hail on the Atmospheric Electric Field near Ground. Atmosphere 2021, 12, 996. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos12080996
Karagioras A, Kourtidis K. A Study of the Effects of Rain, Snow and Hail on the Atmospheric Electric Field near Ground. Atmosphere. 2021; 12(8):996. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos12080996
Chicago/Turabian StyleKaragioras, Athanasios, and Konstantinos Kourtidis. 2021. "A Study of the Effects of Rain, Snow and Hail on the Atmospheric Electric Field near Ground" Atmosphere 12, no. 8: 996. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos12080996