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A number of current problems in atmospheric electricity are discussed in turn; these are: ionization equilibrium in the atmosphere; fine weather fields and currents, particularly conditions close to the earth's surface; point discharge; precipitation currents and their origin; the maintenance of the charge on the earth; the electrical structure of thunderclouds; and theories of the origin of charges in clouds.
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