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... A shallow layer of enhanced ionization, which can arise from surface radioactivity or trapping of radioactive emanations from the soil, can cause a reversed electrode effect, as illustrated in the third frame of the figure. Here a stratum of negative space charge is developed owing to the sweeping of negative ions upward out of the highly ionized layer, causing the electric-field magnitude to in
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  • electric field
  • turbulent transport
  • boundary layer
  • global circuit
  • electrode effect

  • space charge
  • atmospheric electricity
  • negative ions
  • turbulent mixing
  • aerosol particles

  • entire pbl
  • radioactive emanations
  • shallow layer
  • turbulent electrode


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