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... The numerical model should include the electrical charge structures and conductivity modifications due to clouds and fog, a prescription of turbulent convective processes within the planetary boundary layer, physical charge-transfer process due to the nature of the Earth's surface (e.g.,
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  • electric field
  • middle atmosphere
  • boundary layer
  • electrical conductivity
  • planetary boundary

  • global circuit
  • columnar resistance
  • atmospheric electricity
  • model calculations
  • potential gradient

  • electrical processes
  • current density
  • total current
  • numerical models
  • israel tzur

  • uniform conductivity


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