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Review article
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08 Apr 2020
Review article |
| 08 Apr 2020
| 08 Apr 2020
Measurements of atmospheric electricity in the Széchenyi István Geophysical Observatory, Hungary
Geodetic and Geophysical Institute, Research Centre for Astronomy and
Earth Sciences, Sopron, H9400, Hungary
Gabriella Sátori
Geodetic and Geophysical Institute, Research Centre for Astronomy and
Earth Sciences, Sopron, H9400, Hungary
Veronika Barta
Geodetic and Geophysical Institute, Research Centre for Astronomy and
Earth Sciences, Sopron, H9400, Hungary
Karolina Szabóné-André
Geodetic and Geophysical Institute, Research Centre for Astronomy and
Earth Sciences, Sopron, H9400, Hungary
Judit Szendrői
Geodetic and Geophysical Institute, Research Centre for Astronomy and
Earth Sciences, Sopron, H9400, Hungary
Viktor Wesztergom
Geodetic and Geophysical Institute, Research Centre for Astronomy and
Earth Sciences, Sopron, H9400, Hungary
Tamás Bozóki
Geodetic and Geophysical Institute, Research Centre for Astronomy and
Earth Sciences, Sopron, H9400, Hungary
Doctoral School of Environmental Sciences, University of Szeged,
Szeged, H6720, Hungary
Attila Buzás
Geodetic and Geophysical Institute, Research Centre for Astronomy and
Earth Sciences, Sopron, H9400, Hungary
Doctoral School of Earth Sciences, Eötvös Loránd
University, Budapest, H1053, Hungary
Dávid Koronczay
Department of Geophysics and Space Sciences, Eötvös Loránd
University, Budapest, H1117, Hungary
Geodetic and Geophysical Institute, Research Centre for Astronomy and
Earth Sciences, Sopron, H9400, Hungary
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