Publications

R.G. Harrison (January 2012)

Refereed publications

 

2012

K.A. Nicoll and R.G. Harrison, Balloon-borne disposable radiometer Rev Sci Instrum (accepted Jan 2012)

R.G. Harrison and C.R. Wood, Ventilation effects on humidity measurements in thermometer screens Quart Jour Roy Meteorol Soc   http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/qj.985/abstract

 

2011

R.G. Harrison, M. Joshi, K. Pascoe, Inferring convective responses to El Niño with atmospheric electricity measurements at Shetland Environ Res Lett 6 (2011) 044028 http://iopscience.iop.org/1748-9326/6/4/044028/

M.J. Rycroft and R.G. Harrison, Electromagnetic atmosphere-plasma coupling: The global atmospheric electric circuit, Space Science Rev 1-22 doi: 10.1007/s11214-011-9830-8

R.G. Harrison, The cloud chamber and CTR Wilson’s legacy to atmospheric science, Weather 66 (10), 276-279, doi: 10.1002/wea.830

M. Lockwood, R.G. Harrison, M.J. Owens, L. Barnard, T. Woollings, and F. Steinhilber, The solar influence on the probability of relatively cold UK winters in the future Environ Res Lett 6 034004 doi:10.1088/1748-9326/6/3/034004

R. G. Harrison, Fair Weather Atmospheric Electricity, J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 301 012001 doi: 10.1088/1742-6596/301/1/012001

K. A. Nicoll and R. G. Harrison, Charge measurements in stratiform cloud from a balloon based sensor J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 301 012003 doi: 10.1088/1742-6596/301/1/012003

R. G. Harrison, M. H. P. Ambaum and M. Lockwood, Cloud base height and cosmic rays Proc Roy Soc Lond A 467, 2777-2791, (2011) doi:10.1098/rspa.2011.0040

R.G. Harrison, Lag-time effects on a naturally ventilated large thermometer screen Quart Jour Roy Meteorol Soc 137, 655, 402-408 (2011) http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/qj.745

C. R. Wood and R. G. Harrison, Mining the geophysical archive: scorch marks from the sky Weather 66, 2, 39-41 (2011) http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/wea.657

K.A. Nicoll, R.G. Harrison, Z. Ulanowski, Observations of Saharan dust layer electrification Environ Res Lett 6, 1 (2011) 014001 http://stacks.iop.org/1748-9326/6/014001

 

2010

K.L. Aplin and R.G. Harrison, Compact cosmic ray detector for unattended atmospheric ionisation monitoring Rev Sci Instrum 81, 12 DOI: 10.1063/1.3514986

R.G. Harrison and M.H.P. Ambaum, Observing Forbush decreases in cloud at Shetland J. Atmos Solar Terr Physics 72, 1408-1414 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jastp.2010.09.025

L. Gray, J. Beer, M. Geller, J. D. Haigh, M. Lockwood, K. Matthes, U. Cubasch, D. Fleitmann, G. Harrison, L. Hood, J. Luterbacher, G. A. Meehl, D. Shindell, B. van Geel, and W. White, Solar influence on climate, Rev. Geophys., 48, RG4001 doi:10.1029/2009RG000282

M Lockwood, C Bell, T Woollings, R G Harrison, L J Gray and J D Haigh, Top-down solar modulation of climate: evidence for centennial-scale change Environ. Res. Lett., 5, 034008, (2010). http://iopscience.iop.org/1748-9326/5/3/034008/

K. Walesby and R.G. Harrison, A thermally-stable tension meter for atmospheric soundings using kites Rev Sci Instrum 81, 076104 doi: 10.1063/1.3465560 (2010)

K. A. Nicoll and R. G. Harrison, Experimental determination of layer cloud edge charging from cosmic ray ionisation, Geophys. Res. Lett., 37, L13802, doi:10.1029/2010GL043605 (2010)

R.G. Harrison, K.A. Nicoll, Z. Ulanowski, T.A. Mather, Self-charging of the Eyjafjallajökull volcanic ash plume, Environ Res Lett 5 024004 (2010) http://stacks.iop.org/1748-9326/5/024004

M. Lockwood, R.G. Harrison, T. Woollings, and S.K. Solanki, Are cold winters in Europe associated with low solar activity? Environ Res Lett 5 024001 (2010) doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/5/2/024001 http://iopscience.iop.org/1748-9326/5/2/024001/

R.G. Harrison, Natural ventilation effects on temperatures within Stevenson screens Quart Jour Roy Meteorol Soc 136, 646, 253-259 (2010)  http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/qj.537

R.G. Harrison, K.L. Aplin and M.J. Rycroft, Atmospheric electricity coupling between earthquake regions and the ionosphere J. Atmos Solar-Terr Physics 72, 376-381 (2010) http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jastp.2009.12.004

R.G. Harrison and I. Usoskin, Solar modulation in surface atmospheric electricity J. Atmos Solar-Terr Physics 72, 176-182 (2010) http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jastp.2009.11.006.

Duplissy, J., Enghoff, M. B., Aplin, K. L., Arnold, F., Aufmhoff, H., Avngaard, M., Baltensperger, U., Bondo, T., Bingham, R., Carslaw, K., Curtius, J., David, A., Fastrup, B., Gagné, S., Hahn, F., Harrison, R. G., Kellett, B., Kirkby, J., Kulmala, M., Laakso, L., Laaksonen, A., Lillestol, E., Lockwood, M., Mäkelä, J., Makhmutov, V., Marsh, N. D., Nieminen, T., Onnela, A., Pedersen, E., Pedersen, J. O. P., Polny, J., Reichl, U., Seinfeld, J. H., Sipilä, M., Stozhkov, Y., Stratmann, F., Svensmark, H., Svensmark, J., Veenhof, R., Verheggen, B., Viisanen, Y., Wagner, P. E., Wehrle, G., Weingartner, E., Wex, H., Wilhelmsson, M., and Winkler, P. M.: Results from the CERN pilot CLOUD experiment, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 10, 1635-1647, doi:10.5194/acp-10-1635-2010 (2010)

 

2009

K.A. Nicoll and R.G. Harrison, Vertical current flow through extensive layer clouds J. Atmos Solar-Terr Physics 71, 12, 1219-1221 (2009) doi:10.1016/j.jastp.2009.09.011

A. J. Bennett and R. G. Harrison, Evidence for global circuit current flow through water droplet layers, J. Atmos Solar-Terr Physics 71, 12, 1219-1221 (2009) doi:10.1016/j.jastp.2009.04.011

R. G. Harrison, A.M. Heath, R. J. Hogan and G. W. Rogers, Comparison of balloon-carried atmospheric motion sensors with Doppler lidar turbulence measurements Rev. Sci. Instrum 80, 026108, 10.1063/1.3086432

R.G. Harrison, Two daily smoke maxima in eighteenth century London air, Atmospheric Environment 43, 1364-1366 (2009) http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2008.11.034

R.G. Harrison and M.H.P. Ambaum, Observed atmospheric electricity effect on clouds, Environ. Res. Lett. 4 014003 (2009)

K. A. Nicoll and R. G. Harrison, A lightweight balloon-carried cloud charge sensor, Rev. Sci. Instrum. 80, 014501 (2009) DOI: 10.1063/1.3065090

C.R. Wood, and R.G. Harrison, An anthropogenic snowfall event in the UK: an example of urban weather modification? Weather 64, 10, 277-280 (2009)

 

 

2008

R.G. Harrison, K.L. Aplin, F. Leblanc, Y.Yair, Planetary Atmospheric Electricity, Space Science Reviews 137, 5-10  doi: 10.1007/s11214-008-9419-z (2008)

K.L. Aplin, R.G. Harrison and M.J. Rycroft, Investigating Earth’s atmospheric electricity: a role model for planetary studies Space Science Reviews 137, 11-27 doi: 10.1007/s11214-008-9372-x (2008)

Michael J. Rycroft, R. Giles Harrison, Keri A. Nicoll and Evgeny A. Mareev, An Overview of Earth’s Global Electric Circuit and Atmospheric Conductivity Space Science Reviews 137, 83-105 doi: 10.1007/s11214-008-9368-6 (2008)

R.G. Harrison and H. Tammet, Ions in the terrestrial atmosphere and other solar system atmospheres Space Science Reviews 137, 107-118 doi: 10.1007/s11214-008-9356-x (2008)

G. A. Bazilevskaya, I. G. Usoskin, E. O. Flückiger, R. G. Harrison, L. Desorgher, R.B. Bütikofer, M.B. Krainev,V.S. Makhmutov, Y.I. Stozhkov, A.K. Svirzhevskaya, N.S. Svirzhevsky, G.A. Kovaltsov, Cosmic ray induced ion production in the atmosphere Space Science Reviews 137, 149-173 doi: 10.1007/s11214-008-9339-y (2008)

S. N. Tripathi, M. Michael, and R. G. Harrison, Profiles of Ion and Aerosol Interactions in Planetary Atmospheres Space Science Reviews 137, 193-211 doi: 10.1007/s11214-008-9367-7 (2008)

J. Kazil, R.G. Harrison, N. Lovejoy, Tropospheric new particle formation and the role of ions Space Science Reviews 137, 241-255 doi: 10.1007/s11214-008-9388-2 (2008)

M.R. James,  L. Wilson,  S.J. Lane,  J.S. Gilbert, T.A. Mather, R.G. Harrison, R.S. Martin, Electrical charging of volcanic plumes, Space Science Reviews 137, 399-418 doi: 10.1007/s11214-008-9362-z (2008)

R. Giles Harrison, Nicola Chalmers and Robin J. Hogan, Retrospective cloud determinations from surface solar radiation measurements Atmospheric Research 90, 54-62 (2008) doi:10.1016/j.atmosres.2008.04.001 

K. A. Nicoll and R. G. Harrison, A double-Gerdien instrument for simultaneous bipolar air conductivity measurements on balloon platforms, Rev Sci Instrum 79, 084502 (2008)

A.J. Bennett and R. G. Harrison Surface measurement system for the atmospheric electrical vertical conduction current density, with displacement current correction J. Atmos Solar-Terr Physics 70, 1373-1381, doi: 10.1016/j.jastp.2008.04.014

R.G. Harrison and K.A. Nicoll, Air-earth current density measurements at Lerwick; implications for seasonality in the global electric circuit Atmospheric Research 89, 1-2, 181-193, doi:10.1016/j.atmosres.2008.01.008

R.G. Harrison and M.H.P. Ambaum, Enhancement of cloud formation by droplet charging Proc Roy Soc Lond A 464, 2561-2573 doi: 10.1098/rspa.2008.0009

R.G. Harrison, Discrimination between cosmic ray and solar irradiance effects on clouds, and evidence for geophysical modulation of cloud thickness Proc Roy Soc Lond A 464, 2575-2590 doi: 10.1098/rspa.2008.0081

M.K. Latha, A.J. Bennett, E.J. Highwood and R.G. Harrison, Retrieval of global atmospheric electrical activity at a polluted urban site. Journal of Physics: Conference Series 142, 012013 (2008)

A J. Bennett, R.G. Harrison, Variability in surface atmospheric electric field measurements. Journal of Physics: Conference Series 142, 012046 (2008)

 

2007

R.G. Harrison, G.W. Rogers, and R.J. Hogan, A three-dimensional magnetometer for motion sensing of a balloon-carried atmospheric measurement package Rev Sci Instrum 78, 12, 124501 DOI: 10.1063/1.2815349

R.G. Harrison and F. Märcz, Heliospheric timescale identified in surface atmospheric electricity Geophys. Res. Lett. 34, L23816, doi:10.1029/2007GL031714 (2007)

A.J. Bennett and R.G. Harrison, Atmospheric electricity in different weather conditions Weather 62, 10, 277-283, (2007)

R.G. Harrison and A.J. Bennett, Multi-station synthesis of early twentieth century surface atmospheric electricity measurements for upper tropospheric properties Advances in Geosciences 13, 17-23 (2007)

A.J. Bennett and R.G. Harrison, A simple atmospheric electrical instrument for educational use Advances in Geosciences 13, 11-15 (2007)

R.G. Harrison and R.J. Hogan Reply to Comment on “In-situ atmospheric turbulence measurement using the terrestrial magnetic field – a compass for a radiosonde” by Ralph D. Lorenz  J Atmos and Oceanic Tech 24, 8, 1521-1522 (2007)

R.G. Harrison and K.L. Aplin, Water vapour changes and atmospheric cluster ions, Atmospheric Research 85, 199-208, (2007) doi: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2006.12.006

R.G. Harrison and A.J. Bennett, Cosmic ray and air conductivity profiles retrieved from early twentieth century balloon soundings of the lower troposphere J Atmos Sol-Terr Phys 69, 4-5, 515-527 (2007) doi:10.1016/j.jastp.2006.09.008  

R.G. Harrison, Electrical properties of surface atmospheric air at Eskdalemuir, 1909-1911 Atmospheric Research 84, 2, 182-188 (2007) doi:10.1016/j.atmosres.2006.08.001

T. A. Mather, R. G. Harrison, V. I. Tsanev, D. M. Pyle, M. L. Karumudi, A. J. Bennett, G. M. Sawyer and E. J. Highwood. Observations of the plume generated by the December 2005 oil depot explosions and prolonged fire at Buncefield (Hertfordshire, UK) and associated atmospheric changes Proc Roy Soc A, 463, 1153-1177, (2007) doi:10.1098/rspa.2006.1810

 

2006

R.G. Harrison and G.W. Rogers, Fine wire resistance thermometer amplifier for atmospheric measurements Rev Sci Instrum 77, 116112 doi:10.1063/1.2400013

R.G. Harrison and J.R. Knight, Thermopile radiometer signal conditioning for surface atmospheric radiation measurements Rev Sci Instrum 77, 116105 doi10.1063/1.2370752

S.N. Tripathi, S. Vishnoi, S. Kumar, R.G. Harrison,  Computationally-efficient expressions for the collision efficiency between electrically charged aerosol particles and cloud droplets  Quart Jour Roy Meteorol Soc 132, 1717-1731 (2006).

T. A. Mather and R.G. Harrison, Electrification of volcanic plumes Surveys in Geophysics 27, 4, 387-432 (2006).

A.J. Bennett and R.G. Harrison, Surface determination of the air-earth electrical current density using co-located sensors of different geometry Rev Sci Instrum 77, 066104 (2006)

R.G. Harrison, Urban smoke concentrations at Kew, London, 1898-2004 Atmos Environ 40, 18, 3327-3332, doi: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2006.01.042

F. Märcz and R. G. Harrison, Comment on “Shielding effects of trees on the measurement of the Earth's electric field: Implications for secular variations of the global electrical circuit” by E. Williams et al., Geophys. Res Lett., 33, L12803, doi:10.1029/2005GL025574.

R. Giles Harrison and Robin J. Hogan, In-situ atmospheric turbulence measurement using the terrestrial magnetic field – a compass for a radiosonde J Atmos and Oceanic Tech 23, 3, 517-523.

A.J. Bennett and R.G. Harrison, In situ calibration of atmospheric air conductivity measurements Rev Sci Instrum 77, 016103 (2006)

R. Giles Harrison and David B. Stephenson, Empirical evidence for a nonlinear effect of galactic cosmic rays on clouds  Proc Roy Soc A 462, 2068, 1221-1233 doi: 10.1098/rspa.2005.1628

 

2005

R.G. Harrison, Meteorological radiosonde interface for atmospheric ion production rate measurements Rev Sci Instrum 76, 126111 doi:10.1063/1.2149005

F. Märcz and R.G. Harrison, Further signatures of long-term changes in atmospheric electrical parameters observed in Europe Annales Geophysicae 23, 6, 1987-1995 (2005)

R.J. Wilding and R.G. Harrison, Aerosol modulation of small ion growth in coastal air Atmos Environ 39, 32, 5876-5883 (2005)

R.G. Harrison and R.J. Wilding, The Programmable Ion Mobility Spectrometer: time resolution improvement and ion counter comparison Rev Sci Instrum 76, 086109 (2005)

T. J. Brazenor, and R. G. Harrison, Aerosol modulation of the optical and electrical properties of urban air Atmos Environ 39, 5205-5212 (2005)

Harrison R.G. Aurora Diaries Astron & Geophys 46 (August 2005), 4.31-4.34

Aplin K.L, R.G. Harrison and A.J. Bennett, Effect of the troposphere on surface neutron counter measurements Advances in Space Research 35 (8), 1484-1491, doi:10.1016/j.asr.2005.02.055 

Harrison, R.G., and Ingram, W.J., Air-earth current measurements at Kew, London, 1909-1979 Atmos Res 76, (1-4), 49-64, doi:10.1016/j.atmosres.2004.11.022

Harrison, R.G., Columnar resistance changes in urban air J. Atmos. Solar-Terrestrial Physics 67 (8-9), 763-773 (2005).

Harrison, R.G., Inexpensive multichannel digital data acquisition system for a meteorological radiosonde Rev. Sci. Instrum. 76, 026103 (2005) doi:10.1063/1.1841971 (2005)

 

2004

Harrison, R.G., The global atmospheric electrical circuit and climate Surveys in Geophysics 25, (5-6), 441-484, doi: 10.1007/s10712-004-5439-8 (2004)

Harrison, R.G., Long-range correlations in measurements of the global atmospheric electric circuit J. Atmos. Solar-Terrestrial Physics 66/13-14, 1127-1133, (2004)

Black E., Blackburn M., Harrison G., Hoskins B. and Methven J., Factors contributing to the summer 2003 European heatwave Weather 59, 8, 217-223, (2004)

Harrison, R.G., Atmospheric turbulence and surface atmospheric electricity observations Institute of Physics Conference Series 178, 7, 337-342 (2004)

Harrison, R.G., Long term measurements of the global atmospheric electric circuit at Eskdalemuir, Scotland, 1911-1981 Atmos Res 70 (1), 1-19, 10.1016/j.atmosres.2003.09.007 (2004)

 

2003

Harrison, R.G., and Carslaw, K.S., Ion-aerosol-cloud processes in the lower atmosphere Reviews of Geophysics 41 (3), 1012, 10.1029/2002RG000114 (2003)

Harrison, R.G., and Aplin, K.L., Nineteenth century Parisian smoke variations inferred from Eiffel Tower atmospheric electrical observations Atmos Environ 37, 5319-5324  doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2003.09.042 (2003)

Märcz, F., and Harrison, R.G., Long-term changes in atmospheric electrical parameters observed at Nagycenk (Hungary) and the UK Observatories at Eskdalemuir and Kew Annales Geophysicae 21, 2193-2200 (2003)

Harrison, R.G., Reply to comment on “Twentieth century secular decrease in the atmospheric potential gradient”. Geophys. Res. Lett. 30, (15), 1804 10.1029/2003GL017381 (2003)

Harrison, R.G., Twentieth century atmospheric electrical measurements at the observatories of Kew, Eskdalemuir and Lerwick Weather 58, 11-19, (2003)

Aplin, K.L., and Harrison, R.G., Meteorological effects of the eclipse of 11th August 1999 in cloudy and clear conditions Proc Roy Soc Lond A, 459, 2030, 353-372 (10.1098/rspa.2002.1042) (2003)

 

2002

Carslaw K.S., Harrison R.G. and Kirkby J. Cosmic rays, clouds and climate Science 298, 5599, (Nov 29), 1732-1737 (2002)

Harrison R.G. Twentieth century secular decrease in the atmospheric electric circuit Geophysical Research Letters, 29(14) DOI 10.1029/2002GL014878, (2002)

Harrison R.G. and Aplin K.L. Mid-nineteenth century diurnal smoke concentrations at Kew, London Atmos Environ 36, 25 4037-4043, (2002)

Tripathi, S.N., and Harrison, R.G., Enhancement of contact nucleation by scavenging of charged aerosol Atmos Res 62 57-70 (2002)

Harrison, R.G., Radiolytic particle production in the atmosphere Atmos Environ 36, 159-160 (2002)

Harrison, R.G., A wide-range electrometer voltmeter for atmospheric measurements in thunderstorms and disturbed meteorological conditions Rev Sci Instrum 73, 2, 482-483 (2002)

 

2001

Harrison, R.G., and Aplin, K.L., Atmospheric condensation nuclei formation and high-energy radiation J. Atmos. Solar-Terrestrial Physics 63, 17, 1811-1819 (2001)

Aplin, K.L., and Harrison, R.G., A self-calibrating programmable mobility spectrometer for atmospheric ion measurements Rev Sci Instrum, 72, 8 3467-3469 (2001)

Harrison, R.G., A balloon-carried electrometer for high-resolution atmospheric electric field measurements in clouds Rev Sci Instrum 72, 6 2738-2741 (2001)

Harrison, R.G., Ultrasonic detection of atmospheric humidity variations Rev Sci Instrum 72, 3, 1910-1913, (2001)

Harrison, R.G., and Pedder, M.A., Fine wire thermometer for air temperature measurement Rev Sci Instrum, 72, 2, .1539-1541 (2001)

Tripathi S.N. and Harrison R.G., Scavenging of Radioactive Aerosol Atmos Environ, 35, 33, 5817-5821 (2001)

 

2000

Harrison R.G. and Aplin K.L. (On Yu F. and Turco R.P., Ultrafine aerosol formation via ion-mediated nucleation Geophys Res Lett, 27, 883-886, 2000), Geophys Res Lett 27, 13, July 1st 2000

Harrison R.G. Cloud formation and the possible significance of charge for atmospheric condensation and ice nuclei Space Science Reviews 94 381-396 (2000)

Harrison R.G. and Aplin K.L.,  A multimode electrometer for atmospheric ion measurements Rev Sci Instrum, 71, 12, 4683-4685 (2000)

Aplin, K.L., and Harrison, R.G., A computer-controlled Gerdien atmospheric ion counter Rev. Sci. Instrum 71, 8, 3037-3041 (2000)

Harrison, R.G., and Aplin, K.L., Femtoampere current reference stable over atmospheric temperatures Rev. Sci. Instrum 71, 8, 3231-3232 (2000)

Harrison, R.G., A temperature-compensated meteorological barometer Rev Sci Instrum 71, 4, 1909-1910 (2000)

Clement, C.F., and Harrison, R.G. Enhanced localised charging of radioactive aerosols J.Aerosol.Sci 31, 3, 363-378 (2000)

Louka, P., Belcher, S.E. and Harrison, R.G., Coupling between airflow in streets and the well-developed boundary layer aloft Atmos Environ 34, 2613-2621 (2000)

 

1999

Harrison, R.G., and Aplin, K.L., The interaction between air ions and aerosol particles in the atmosphere In: Taylor D.M (ed.), Institute of Physics Conference series 163, 411-414 (1999)

 

1998

Harrison R.G. and Lodge B.N., A calorimeter to detect freezing in supercooled water droplets Rev Sci Instrum 69, 11, 4004-4005 (1998)

Louka P., Belcher S.E. and Harrison R.G., Modified street canyon flow J.Wind.Eng.Ind.Aerodyn 74-76, 485-493 (1998)

 

1997

Harrison, R.G., Climate change and the global atmospheric electrical system Atmos. Environ. 31, 20, 3483-3484 (1997)

Harrison, R.G., A noise-rejecting current amplifier for surface atmospheric ion flux measurements Rev. Sci. Instrum. 68, 9, 3563-3565 (1997)

Harrison, R.G., An antenna electrometer system for atmospheric electrical measurements Rev. Sci. Instrum 68, 3, 1599-1603 (1997)

Gash J.H.C., Kabat P., Monteny B.A., Amadou M., Bessemoulin P., Billing H., de Bruin H.A.R., Elbers J.A., Friborg T., Harrison R.G., Holwill C.J., Lloyd C.R., Lhomme J-P., Moncrieff J.B., Puech D., Soegaard H., Taupin J.D., Tuzet A., Verhoef A. The variability of surface fluxes during the HAPEX-Sahel Intensive Observation Period, J. Hydrol. 188-189 385-399 (1997)

 

1996

Harrison, R.G., An atmospheric electrical voltmeter follower Rev. Sci. Instrum 67, 7 2636-2638 (1996)

 

1995

Harrison R.G. A portable picoammeter for atmospheric electrical use In: Cunningham S.A.(ed.), Institute of Physics Conference series 143, p223-226 (1995)

Harrison R.G. A null method for electric field measurement In: Cunningham S.A.(ed.), Institute of Physics Conference series 143, p319-322 (1995)

Clement C.F., Clement R.A. and Harrison R.G. Charge distributions and coagulation of radioactive aerosols J.Aerosol Sci. 26, 8, 1207-1226 (1995)

Barrett J.C., Clement C.F. and Harrison R.G., The diffusive penetrability of particles into energy barriers J.Aerosol Sci. 26, 5, 735-743 (1995)

 

1994

Harrison R.G. and ApSimon H.M., Krypton-85 pollution and atmospheric electricity Atmos Environ 28, 4, 637-648 (1994)

Clement C.F., Calderbank D.M.J. and Harrison R.G. Radioactive aerosol charging with spatially varying ion concentrations J.Aerosol Sci. 25, 4 623-637 (1994)

 

1992

Clement C.F. and Harrison R.G., The charging of radioactive aerosols J. Aerosol Sci 23, 5, 481-504 (1992)

1991

Clement C.F. and Harrison R.G., Charge distributions on aerosols Institute of Physics Conference Series 118, 275-280 (1991)

 

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Non-Refereed Publications

 

2011

Rycroft, M. J. and R.G. Harrison, A.C./D.C. atmospheric global electric circuit phenomena, General Assembly and Scientific Symposium, 2011 XXXth URSI, 1 - 3, 10.1109/URSIGASS.2011.6050770 

Ambaum, M. H. P., R. G. Harrison, J. Buiting, and Th. Beckers, The chaos machine: analogue computing rediscovered (2). Elektor, 418, 72-75, 2011 (also published in German, French, Dutch, Spanish)

Ambaum, M. H. P., and R. G. Harrison, The chaos machine: analogue computing rediscovered (1). Elektor, 416, 76-79, 2011 (also published in German, French, Dutch, Spanish)

 

2010

K.Nicoll and G. Harrison, Rising to the Challenge: Research radiosonde high-altitude systems Meteorological Technology International, November 2010, 140-143

K.A. Nicoll, Z. Ulanowski, R.G. Harrison, P.H. Kaye, Balloon-borne charge measurements within a Saharan dust layer Proc. Aerosol Society Conf, 44-46, 2010

K.L. Aplin and R.G. Harrison, Ion-induced aerosol variations in the atmosphjeres of the outer planets Proc. Aerosol Society Conf, 47-49, 2010

 

2009

J. Duplissy et al, Results from the CERN pilot CLOUD experiment Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., 9, 18235-18270, 2009

C. R. Wood, R. G. Harrison, Some reports of snowfall from fog during the UK winter of 2008/09. http://arxiv.org/abs/0902.1326

 

2008

F.Leblanc, K.L.Aplin, Y.Yair, R.G.Harrison, J.P.Lebreton, M.Blanc, (eds), Planetary Atmospheric Electricity. Springer, Dordrecht, 532pp. ISBN 987-0-387-87663-4

 

2007

F. Marcz and R.G. Harrison, Long term changes in atmospheric electricity observed at European stations during several decades in the last century. Geophysical Observatory Reports of the Hungarian Academy of Science (50th Anniversary Volume), 129-137, 2007.

Giles Harrison, Robert Bingham, Karen Aplin, Barry Kellett, Ken Carslaw, Joanna Haigh, Clouds in atmospheric physics, Astronomy and Geophysics, 48, 2.7, April 2007.

K.A. Nicoll and R.G. Harrison, An inexpensive instrument to measure the vertical profile of atmospheric air’s electrical conductivity, Proc. 18th UK Aerosol Society Conf., University College London, UK, 2nd-3rd April 2007.

T.A. Mather, R.G. Harrison, V.I.Tsanev, D.M. Pyle, M.L. Karamudi, A.J. Bennett, G.M.Sawyer, E.J.Highwood, Observations of the aerosol and gases in the plume generated by the December 2005 oil depot explosions and prolonged fire at Buncefield oil depot and associated atmospheric changes. Proc. 18th UK Aerosol Society Conf., University College London, UK, 2nd-3rd April 2007.

K.L. Aplin and R.G. Harrison, The effect of water vapour upon atmospheric cluster ions, Geophysical Research Abstracts 9, 07721 (poster presentation at EGU meeting, Vienna, 16th-20th April 2007)

K.L. Aplin and R.G. Harrison, Measurements of molecular cluster ions, Proc. 18th UK Aerosol Society Conf., University College London, UK, 2nd-3rd April 2007

 

2006

M. K. Latha, A. Bennett, R. Giles Harrison and Eleanor J. Highwood, Urban aerosol modulation of the atmospheric electric field Proc. 17th annual conference, The Aerosol Society, London, 28th-29th March 2006

Madhavi Latha Karumudi, Eleanor J. Highwood and R.Giles Harrison Perturbation of aerosol properties associated with Bonfire events in
the UK Proc. 17th annual conference, The Aerosol Society, London, 28th-29th March 2006

A.J. Bennett and R.G. Harrison, Inexpensive instrument for the measurement of atmospheric electrical parameters Proc. 17th annual conference, The Aerosol Society, London, 28th-29th March 2006

A.J. Bennett and R.G. Harrison, Retrieval of columnar aerosol properties by surface measurement of the air-earth current Proc. 17th annual conference, The Aerosol Society, London, 28th-29th March 2006

 

2005

L. J. Gray, J. D. Haigh, R. G. Harrison. The Influence of Solar Changes on the Earth’s Climate. Hadley Centre Technical Note 62, (Meteorological Office) http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/hadleycentre/pubs/HCTN/HCTN_62.pdf

Haigh S. and Harrison R.G. Penetration of current through lightning puncture holes in aluminium sheets, International Conference on Lightning and Static Electricity, Seattle, Washington (8pp), 2005

Aplin K.L., Harrison R.G. and McPheat R.A. Ion measurements in an infrared spectroscopy cell  Proc. 16th Annual Conference, The Aerosol Society, Bristol, 14th-15th April 2005 (ISBN 0 9544567 4 2), 26-29 (2005)

Bennett A.J. and Harrison R.G., Surface and columnar effects of aerosol on measurements of the global atmospheric electrical circuit Proc. 16th Annual Conference, The Aerosol Society, Bristol, 14th-15th April 2005, 51-54 (2005)

Wilding R.J. and Harrison R.G., Small ion measurements at a coastal site Proc. 16th Annual Conference, The Aerosol Society, Bristol, 14th-15th April 2005, 55-58 (2005)

 

2004

Wilding R.J., and Harrison R.G., Characterisation of ion production in the surface layer Proc. 15th Annual Conference, The Aerosol Society, Manchester, 14th-15th April 2004, 44-47 (2004)

Harrison R.G., Detection of charged aerosol layers in the troposphere Proc. 15th Annual Conference, The Aerosol Society, Manchester, 14th-15th April 2004, p92-95 (2004)

Wilding R.J. and Harrison R.G., Cosmic-ray induced aerosol particle charging, implications for exposure to children and pregnant women in aircraft Childhood Leukaemia: Incidence, causal mechanisms and prevention, London 6th-10th September 2004, P2-14.

Harrison R.G., Twentieth century air pollution near London: a reconstruction from measurements of atmospheric electricity. Childhood Leukaemia: Incidence, causal mechanisms and prevention, London 6th-10th September 2004, P4-6.

 

 

2003

Harrison R.G. Climate change and long-term variations in the atmospheric electrical system Proc.12th International Conference on Atmospheric Electricity, Versailles, vol2, 703-706, 2003.

Harrison R.G. and Aplin K.L. Nineteenth century air pollution in Paris inferred from Potential Gradient measurements made on the Eiffel Tower. Proc.12th International Conference on Atmospheric Electricity, Versailles, vol2, 789-792, 2003.

Kirkby J. and Harrison R.G. Cosmic rays and atmospheric ions: their importance for clouds and climate Proc.12th International Conference on Atmospheric Electricity, Versailles, vol1, 377-380, 2003

Tripathi S.N. and Harrison R.G. Radioactive aerosols in the environment Proc.12th International Conference on Atmospheric Electricity, Versailles, vol1, 443-446, 2003.

Harrison R.G., Long-term changes in aerosol and the electrical conductivity of oceanic air Proc. 14th annual conference, The Aerosol Society, Reading, 2nd-3rd April 2003, 22-25

 

2002

Harrison R.G. and Aplin K.L. Aerosol variations inferred from historical atmospheric electrical data Proc. XIIIth Annual Conference The Aerosol Society, Lancaster, April 2002, 113-116

 

2001

Aplin K.L. and Harrison R.G., The effect of meteorological conditions on fair-weather atmospheric conductivity  Proc. XIIth Annual Conference The Aerosol Society, Bath, June 2001, 57-60 (2001)

Aplin K.L. and Harrison R.G. ,Tropospheric Ion Measurements European Physical Society Workshop on Ion-Aerosol-Cloud Interactions, CERN, Geneva, CERN-2001-007 87-92 (2001)

Harrison R.G. Atmospheric electricity and cloud microphysics  European Physical Society Workshop on Ion-Aerosol-Cloud Interactions, CERN, Geneva, CERN-2001-007 75-86, (2001)

 

2000

Aplin K.L. and Harrison R.G., Multimode ion counter J.Aerosol Sci 31, S1, 1027-1028 (2000)

Harrison R.G. and Aplin K.L., Radioactivity and atmospheric condensation nuclei J.Aerosol Sci 31, S1, 1021-1022 (2000)

Tripathi S.N. and Harrison R.G., Sensitivity of contact nucleation of ice to electrical parameters of aerosol J.Aerosol Sci 31, S1, 297-298 (2000)

Tripathi S.N. and Harrison R.G., Atmospheric removal of radioactive aerosols J.Aerosol Sci 31, S1, 472-473 (2000)

 

1999

Harrison R.G. and Shine K.P. A review of recent studies of the influence of solar changes on the Earth's climate. Hadley Centre Technical Note 6, (Meteorological Office)

Aplin K.L. and Harrison R.G. Ion-aerosol interactions in atmospheric air In Christian H.J. (ed) Proc.11th International Conference on Atmospheric Electricity, Guntersville, Alabama 7th-11th June 1999 (NASA/CP-1999-209261), 598-601 (1999)

Barlow J.F. and Harrison R.G. Turbulent transfer of space charge in the atmospheric surface layer In Christian H.J. (ed) Proc 11th International Conference on Atmospheric Electricity, Guntersville, Alabama 7th-11th June 1999 NASA/CP-1999-209261, 575-578 (1999)

Barlow J.F. and Harrison G.  Shaded by trees? Arboricultural Practice Note 5, Arboricultural Advisory and Information Service, Farnham, UK.

Louka, P., S.E. Belcher, R.G.Harrison (1999), Measurements of airflow within and above a street. Proc. 2nd International Conference in Urban Air Quality, 77-78 (Madrid, Spain, 3-5th March 1999)

 

1998

Aplin K.L., Harrison R.G. and Wilkinson S., An electrical method of urban pollution measurement J.Aerosol Sci 29, S1, S869-870 (1998)

Barlow J.F. and Harrison R.G. Turbulent transfer of charged aerosol in the atmospheric surface layer J.Aerosol Sci 29, S1, S1019-1020 (1998)

Clement C.F. and Harrison R.G. Charging of radioactive aerosols with depleted ion concentrations J.Aerosol Sci 29, S1, S465-466 (1998)

Harrison R.G. The atmospheric significance of charged species J.Aerosol.Sci 29, S1, S843-844 (1998)

Tripathi S.N. and Harrison R.G. Dry deposition of electrically charged aerosols J.Aerosol Sci 29, S1, S809 (1998)

Louka, P., S.E. Belcher, R.G. Harrison (1998), A new perspective of the airflow in and above an urban street Proc. 4th UK Conference on Wind Engineering, 147-153, (Bristol, UK, 2-4 September 1998)

 

1997

Harrison R.G., Doubts about Altnaharra's minimum temperature record Weather, 52, 360-361 (1997)

Harrison R.G., Measuring the Urban Environment Urban Nature, 3, No 1, (Spring 1997), 28-29 (1997)

Louka P., Harrison R.G. and Belcher S.E., Modified street canyon flow. In Solari G., Proc 2nd European and African Conference on Wind Engineering (2EACWE) vol 1, 767-774, (Genova, Italy, 22-26 June 1997).

 

1996

Clement C.F. and Harrison R.G. Nucleation from atmospheric fluctuations.  In: Kulmala M. and Wagner P.E. (eds.) Nucleation and atmospheric aerosols.  Proc. 14th International conf on nucleation and atmospheric aerosols, Helskini, Pergamon, 216-219 (1996)

Clement C.F. and Harrison R.G., The motion of radioactive aerosol in electric fields J.Aerosol Sci. 27, S1, S191-192, (1996)

Harrison R.G. Design for a narrow-band, voltage-controlled oscillator Electronics World 102, (1718) January 1996, p63

Harrison R.G. Ionisers and electrical aerosol removal Proc. Xth annual conference, The Aerosol Society, Swansea, April 1996, 38-43 (1996) and J.Aerosol Sci. 27, S1, S191-192, (1996)

Louka P., Harrison R.G. and Belcher S.E., Urban Meteorological influences on vehicular aerosol emissions Proc. Xth Annual Conference, The Aerosol Society, Swansea, April 1996, 156-161 (1996)

 

1995

Clement C.F. and Harrison R.G. Electrical behaviour of radioactive aerosol in the environment Proc. IXth Annual Conference, The Aerosol Society, Norwich, March 1995, 59-63 (1995)

 

1994

Barrett J.C., Clement C.F. and Harrison R.G. (1994) The diffusive penetrability of particles into energy barriers Fourth International Aerosol Conference, Los Angeles, 1994 (vol.1 p.163)

Clement C.F., Clement R.A. and Harrison R.G. Gaussian approximations to the charge distributions of a disperse radioactive aerosol  Fourth International Aerosol Conference, Los Angeles, 1994 (vol.2 p.788)

Harrison R.G. Experimentally derived coefficients for surface temperature parameterisation (European Geophysical Society, Grenoble), Annales Geophysicæ, 12, SII, p460(1994)

Clement C.F. and Harrison R.G., On the neutralisation of charged aerosol with radioactive sources Proc. VIIIth annual conference, The Aerosol Society, York, March 1994, 96-100 (1994)

Harrison R.G. and Zioutas K., A potential application of accelerators in atmospheric physics In: Scientific annals of 2nd Hellenic Conference on Meteorology, Climatology and Atmospheric Physics, University of Thessalonica, 275-284, September 1994

 

1993

Harrison R.G. and Clement C.F. Air conductivity and charged aerosol  Proc. VIIth annual conference, The Aerosol Society, Bristol, June 1993, 47-52

Clement C.F., Calderbank, D.M.J., and Harrison R.G. A method for estimating radioactive aerosol charge with spatially inhomogeneous ion concentrations J.Aerosol Sci 25, S1, S329-S330 (1993)

 

1992

Clement C.F., Clement R.A. and Harrison R.G. The coagulation of radioactive aerosols J.Aerosol Sci. 23, S1, S145-148 (1992)

Clement C.F. and Harrison R.G. Self-charging of radioactive aerosols  J. Aerosol Sci. 22, S1, S175-178 (1992)

ApSimon H.M. and Harrison R.G. The potential effects of release of Krypton-85. HM Pollution Inspectorate report, March 1992

 

1991

Clement C.F. and Harrison R.G. Criteria for aerosol charging. Proc. Vth annual conference, The Aerosol Society, Loughborough, March 1991, 149-154

 

1990

Clement C.F. and Harrison R.G. Asymmetric charging of radioactive aerosols.  Proc. IVth annual conference, The Aerosol Society, Guildford, April 1990, 229-232

Clement C.F. and Harrison R.G. Electric charge effects on aerosol behaviour. Workshop on Aerosol Behaviour and Thermal-Hydraulics in the Containment, CEC/NEA Fontenay-aux-Roses, France, November 1990

Clement C.F. and Harrison R.G. Radioactivity and Atmospheric Electricity.  Harwell Laboratory Report AERE M3770, HMSO, January 1990

Harrison R.G. Coaxial cable losses on the VHF and UHF bands Radio Communication, 41-42, March 1990

 

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Ions in the atmosphere In Encyclopaedia of Atmospheric Sciences Editors: J. Holton, J. Pyle, J.Curry (Academic Press, 2002) pp733-738 (vol 2)

Meteorological contributions to: Dictionary of Weather and Climate Editor J. Smith (Facts on File, 2001)

Atmospheric Electricity In: Oxford companion to the Earth. Editors: P.L. Hancock and B.J. Skinner (Oxford University Press, 2000), pp49-51

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