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ELECTRIFICATION in dust storms has been studied at White Sands National Monument in southeastern New Mexico. In this region of New Mexico gypsum dunes, some of which are up to 10 m high, cover an area of about 690 km2 and constantly change shape with the prevailing southwest winds.
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KAMRA, A. Physical Sciences: Visual Observation of Electric Sparks on Gypsum Dunes. Nature 240, 143–144 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/240143a0
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