The Electrical Nature of Storms

A comprehensive introduction to the electrical properties of thunderstorms, including reviews of lighting observations, in situ measurements of electric field and particle charge, instrumentation, storm electrification mechanisms, electrical effects on cloud microphysics, and numerical modeling of electrified storms. It incorporates enough background material to make the text accessible to students with three years of undergraduate education in physics or meteorology. Extensive references make the book valuable for research scientists.