NPG Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics NPG Nonlin. Processes Geophys. 1607-7946 Copernicus Publications Göttingen, Germany 10.5194/npg-20-293-2013 On the role of electromagnetic phenomena in some atmospheric processes Artekha S. N. 1 Belyan A. V. 1 Space Research Institute, Moscow, Russia 08 05 2013 20 3 293 304 Copyright: © 2013 S. N. Artekha 2013 This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this licence, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This article is available from https://npg.copernicus.org/articles/20/293/2013/npg-20-293-2013.html The full text article is available as a PDF file from https://npg.copernicus.org/articles/20/293/2013/npg-20-293-2013.pdf

A crucial part of electromagnetic phenomena in many atmospheric processes is verified by systematized data. The multilayered charged system of clouds represents some dynamically equilibrium structure kept by the ionic and polarization forces. The estimates of acting forces are presented and the necessity of taking into account the plasma-like subsystems' effect on some atmospheric phenomena is demonstrated, including the formation and the maintenance of the structure and characteristics of their movement.

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