Generation and sustenance of electric fields in sandstorms
Sandstorms are frequently accompanied by intense electric fields and lightning. In a very narrow region close to the ground, sand particles undergo a charge exchange during which larger-sized sand grains become positively charged and smaller-sized sand grains become negatively charged, and then all...
| Published in: | Physical Review Research |
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| Main Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Physical Society
2021-01-01
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| Online Access: | http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.3.L012008 |