Author : C. P. R. Saunders
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (227 download)
Book Synopsis Large Ice Crystal Charge Transfer Studies by : C. P. R. Saunders
Download or read book Large Ice Crystal Charge Transfer Studies written by C. P. R. Saunders and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Laboratory studies of the charge transferred when ice crystals rebound off an ice surface continued. It is now widely accepted that thunderstorms are electrified by such interactions. A large cloud chamber allows us to grow ice crystals up to 800 micro and these collide with an ice target representing a falling graupel pellet. Our previous work showed that the presence of supercooled water in the cloud is of paramount importance and the precise effect this has on the charge reversal temperature (above which graupel charges positively and vice versa) is being investigated so that the results may be included in numerical models of thunderstorm electrical development. Keywords: Thunderstorms, Electrification, Charge transfer, Ice crystals, Rime ice, cold chamber. (MJM).