Point discharge current measurements beneath dust devils
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Note: atmospheric point discharge current measurements using a temperature-compensated logarithmic current amplifier.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1364-6826
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2016.10.017