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The typical characteristics of thunderclouds is separation of electric charge against the fair weather field to such an extent that breakdown electric currents (lightning) flow. In this chapter, basic concepts of the electrification mechanism in thunderclouds are outlined and simple models of the electric field and current configurations in the environment of the clouds are presented.
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Volland, H. (1984). Thunderstorm Electrification. In: Atmospheric Electrodynamics. Physics and Chemistry in Space, vol 11. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-69813-2_5
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