FORTE observations of lightning radio-frequency signatures: Capabilities and basic results

Radio Science

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 337-354

  Jacobson, Abram R ^a   Knox, Stephen O ^a   Franz, Robert ^a   Enemark, Donald C ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADIO WAVES;

BASIC RESULTS; GROUND REFLECTION; RADIO FREQUENCIES; RADIO FREQUENCY RECEIVERS; RADIO-FREQUENCY DATUM; STATISTICAL FINDING; STEEP SPECTRA; TRIGGER SYSTEMS;

LIGHTNING;

EID: 0001702152     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1998RS900043     Document Type: Article

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