TY - JOUR
T1 - Planetary atmospheric electricity
AU - Harrison, R. G.
AU - Aplin, K. L.
AU - Leblanc, F.
AU - Yair, Y.
PY - 2008/6
Y1 - 2008/6
N2 - Electrification is a fundamental process in planetary atmospheres, found widely in the solar system. It is most evident through lightning discharges, which can influence an atmosphere's chemical composition, but electrification also affects the physical behaviour of aerosols and cloud droplets that determine an atmosphere's radiative balance. In the terrestrial atmosphere, lightning has been implicated in the origin of life.
AB - Electrification is a fundamental process in planetary atmospheres, found widely in the solar system. It is most evident through lightning discharges, which can influence an atmosphere's chemical composition, but electrification also affects the physical behaviour of aerosols and cloud droplets that determine an atmosphere's radiative balance. In the terrestrial atmosphere, lightning has been implicated in the origin of life.
KW - Charge
KW - Comparative planetology
KW - Cosmic rays
KW - Electromagnetic radiation
KW - Electrostatic discharge
KW - Lightning
KW - Primordial atmosphere
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=49749093388&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s11214-008-9419-z
DO - 10.1007/s11214-008-9419-z
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AN - SCOPUS:49749093388
SN - 0038-6308
VL - 137
SP - 5
EP - 10
JO - Space Science Reviews
JF - Space Science Reviews
IS - 1-4
ER -