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Russian Studies on Atmospheric Electricity in 2019–2022

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This review contains the most significant results of Russian studies in the field of atmospheric electricity in 2019–2022. It is part of the Russian National Report on Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences to the International Association of Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences (IAMAS). The report was presented and approved at the XXVIII General Assembly of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics ((IUGG). The review is followed by a list of the main published works on the studies of atmospheric electricity of Russian scientists in 2019–2022.

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Mareev, E.A., Stasenko, V.N. & Shatalina, M.V. Russian Studies on Atmospheric Electricity in 2019–2022. Izv. Atmos. Ocean. Phys. 59 (Suppl 3), S425–S436 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0001433823150082

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