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The Carnegie Curve by Harrison, R. Giles

“…The Earth’s fair weather atmospheric electric field shows, in clean air, an average daily variation which follows universal time, globally independent of the…”
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The mysterious long-range transport of giant mineral dust particles by van der Does, Michèlle, Knippertz, Peter, Zschenderlein, Philipp, Giles Harrison, R, Stuut, Jan-Berend W

“…Giant mineral dust particles (>75 μm in diameter) found far from their source have long puzzled scientists. These wind-blown particles affect the atmosphere's…”
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Energetic Particle Influence on the Earth’s Atmosphere by Mironova, Irina A., Aplin, Karen L., Arnold, Frank, Bazilevskaya, Galina A., Harrison, R. Giles, Krivolutsky, Alexei A., Nicoll, Keri A., Rozanov, Eugene V., Turunen, Esa, Usoskin, Ilya G.

“…This manuscript gives an up-to-date and comprehensive overview of the effects of energetic particle precipitation (EPP) onto the whole atmosphere, from the…”
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The solar eclipse: a natural meteorological experiment by Harrison, R. Giles, Hanna, Edward

“…A solar eclipse provides a well-characterized reduction in solar radiation, of calculable amount and duration. This captivating natural astronomical phenomenon…”
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Recent advances in global electric circuit coupling between the space environment and the troposphere by Rycroft, Michael J., Nicoll, Keri A., Aplin, Karen L., Giles Harrison, R.

“…The global atmospheric electric circuit is driven by thunderstorms and electrified rain/shower clouds and is also influenced by energetic charged particles…”
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Electromagnetic Atmosphere-Plasma Coupling: The Global Atmospheric Electric Circuit by Rycroft, Michael J., Harrison, R. Giles

“…A description is given of the global atmospheric electric circuit operating between the Earth’s surface and the ionosphere. Attention is drawn to the huge…”
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The predictability of the extratropical stratosphere on monthly time‐scales and its impact on the skill of tropospheric forecasts by Tripathi, Om P., Baldwin, Mark, Charlton‐Perez, Andrew, Charron, Martin, Eckermann, Stephen D., Gerber, Edwin, Harrison, R. Giles, Jackson, David R., Kim, Baek‐Min, Kuroda, Yuhji, Lang, Andrea, Mahmood, Sana, Mizuta, Ryo, Roff, Greg, Sigmond, Michael, Son, Seok‐Woo

“…Extreme variability of the winter‐ and spring‐time stratospheric polar vortex has been shown to affect extratropical tropospheric weather. Therefore, reducing…”
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Empirical evidence for multidecadal scale global atmospheric electric circuit modulation by the El Niño-Southern Oscillation by Harrison, R Giles, Nicoll, Keri A, Joshi, Manoj, Hawkins, Ed

“…The El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) modifies precipitation patterns across the planet. Charge separation in disturbed weather and thunderstorms drives the…”
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Evaluating stratiform cloud base charge remotely by Harrison, R. Giles, Nicoll, Keri A., Aplin, Karen L.

“…Stratiform clouds acquire charge at their upper and lower horizontal boundaries due to vertical current flow in the global electric circuit. Cloud charge is…”
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Challenges in coupling atmospheric electricity with biological systems by Hunting, Ellard R., Matthews, James, de Arróyabe Hernáez, Pablo Fernández, England, Sam J., Kourtidis, Konstantinos, Koh, Kuang, Nicoll, Keri, Harrison, R. Giles, Manser, Konstantine, Price, Colin, Dragovic, Snezana, Cifra, Michal, Odzimek, Anna, Robert, Daniel

“…The atmosphere is host to a complex electric environment, ranging from a global electric circuit generating fluctuating atmospheric electric fields to local…”
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Saharan dust plume charging observed over the UK by Harrison, R Giles, Nicoll, Keri A, Marlton, Graeme J, Ryder, Claire L, Bennett, Alec J

“…A plume of Saharan dust and Iberian smoke was carried across the southern UK on 16th October 2017, entrained into an Atlantic cyclone which had originated as…”
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An Overview of Earth’s Global Electric Circuit and Atmospheric Conductivity by Rycroft, Michael J., Harrison, R. Giles, Nicoll, Keri A., Mareev, Evgeny A.

“…The Earth’s global atmospheric electric circuit depends on the upper and lower atmospheric boundaries formed by the ionosphere and the planetary surface…”
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Quantifying uncertainties in climate data: measurement limitations of naturally ventilated thermometer screens by Harrison, R Giles, Burt, Stephen D

“…Climate science depends on accurate air temperature measurement. To achieve this, well ventilated thermometers protected from direct sunlight and precipitation…”
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Providing charge emission for cloud seeding aircraft by Harrison, R. Giles, Alkamali, Ahmad A., Escobar-Ruiz, Veronica, Nicoll, Keri A., Ambaum, Maarten H. P.

“…Releasing charge into natural droplet systems such as fog and clouds offers a route to influence their properties. To facilitate charge release across a wide…”
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The National Eclipse Weather Experiment: use and evaluation of a citizen science tool for schools outreach by Portas, Antonio M., Barnard, Luke, Scott, Chris, Harrison, R. Giles

“…The National Eclipse Weather Experiment (NEWEx) was a citizen science project for atmospheric data collection from the partial solar eclipse of 20 March 20…”
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Atmospheric Electricity Influencing Biogeochemical Processes in Soils and Sediments by Hunting, Ellard R, Harrison, R Giles, Bruder, Andreas, van Bodegom, Peter M, van der Geest, Harm G, Kampfraath, Andries A, Vorenhout, Michel, Admiraal, Wim, Cusell, Casper, Gessner, Mark O

“…The Earth's subsurface represents a complex electrochemical environment that contains many electro-active chemical compounds that are relevant for a wide array…”
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Characteristics of Desert Precipitation in the UAE Derived from a Ceilometer Dataset by Airey, Martin W., Nicoll, Keri A., Harrison, R. Giles, Marlton, Graeme J.

“…Understanding rainfall in arid and water-scarce regions is central to the efficient use of water resources in agriculture, irrigation, and domestic food…”
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Evaluation of ARM tethered-balloon system instrumentation for supercooled liquid water and distributed temperature sensing in mixed-phase Arctic clouds by Dexheimer, Darielle, Airey, Martin, Roesler, Erika, Longbottom, Casey, Nicoll, Keri, Kneifel, Stefan, Mei, Fan, Harrison, R. Giles, Marlton, Graeme, Williams, Paul D

“…A tethered-balloon system (TBS) has been developed and is being operated by Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) on behalf of the U.S. Department of Energy's…”
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Ions in the Terrestrial Atmosphere and Other Solar System Atmospheres by Harrison, R. Giles, Tammet, Hannes

“…Charged molecular clusters, traditionally called small ions , carry electric currents in atmospheres. Charged airborne particles, or aerosol ions , play an…”
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Solar modulation in surface atmospheric electricity by Giles Harrison, R., Usoskin, Ilya

“…The solar wind modulates the flux of galactic cosmic rays impinging on Earth inversely with solar activity. Cosmic ray ionisation is the major source of air's…”
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