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Atmospheric electricity at Brébeuf college geophysical observatory in Montréal, Canada

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The author gives the results obtained by means of nine years (1957–1965 inclusive) of recordings of the potential gradient and two years (1964–1965 inclusive) of the current density. Some general aspects of these registrations are discussed.

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Gherzi, E.E. Atmospheric electricity at Brébeuf college geophysical observatory in Montréal, Canada. PAGEOPH 67, 239–265 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00880582

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