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2019-2020 SDSM&T Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

AES 540 Atmospheric Electricity

Credits: (3-0) 3

This course will cover topics in fair weather electricity including ions, conductivity, currents and fields making up the global circuit. In addition, topics in thunderstorm electricity including charge separation theories and the microphysical and dynamic interactions responsible for charging, current balances, and the lightning discharge will be introduced.

Prerequisites: PHYS 213/213-A  or equivalent, or graduate standing.


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