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Electric forces and physics of clouds

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Il Nuovo Cimento C

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In this work a calculation is performed that shows how, contrarily to what has been believed up to now, electric forces, acting on condensation of water vapour, may have a profound influence on cloud physics.

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PACS 92.60:

Meteorology

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  1. Progetto Stretegico Clima, Ambiente e Territorio del Mezzogiorno, CNR, Via Tiburtina 770, 00100, Roma, Italia

    A. Guerrini & G. Murino

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  1. A. Guerrini
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  2. G. Murino
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Guerrini, A., Murino, G. Electric forces and physics of clouds. Il Nuovo Cimento C 13, 663–668 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02507630

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