Atmospheric Electricity
ATMO/ECE 489/589 Spring 2009

Tue. and Thu.
2:00 - 3:15 pm
EDUC 432


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An introduction to the global electrical circuit, fair weather electricity, sources and chemistry of atmospheric ions, thunderstorm electrification and the electrical structure of clouds, lightning, lightning electromagnetic fields, mechanisms of lightning damage and lightning protection.



Copies of Midterm exams from previous years

Copies of Final exams from previous years
note: as of Tuesday, one question for this year's exam has been taken from one of the previous final exams

All of the Cummins lecture notes and supporting reference materials
are now available online.  (click on the Class Notes link at left)