Twentieth‐century atmospheric electrical measurements at the observatories of Kew, Eskdalemuir and Lerwick
@article{Harrison2003TwentiethcenturyAE, title={Twentieth‐century atmospheric electrical measurements at the observatories of Kew, Eskdalemuir and Lerwick}, author={R. Giles Harrison}, journal={Weather}, year={2003}, volume={58} }
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