Alignment of atmospheric mineral dust
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Alignment of atmospheric mineral dust due to electric field Z. Ulanowski, J. Bailey, P. W. Lucas, J. H. Hough, and E. Hirst Science and Technology Research Institute, Univ. of Hertfordshire, Hatfield AL10 9AB, UK Australian Centre for Astrobiology, Macquarie University, Sydney NSW 2109, Australia Received: 9 July 2007 – Accepted: 3 September 2007 – Published: 10 September 2007 Correspondence to: Z. Ulanowski ([email protected])
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