Red sprites and blue jets: High-altitude optical emissions linked to lightning

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Volumn 77, Issue 1, 1996, Pages

  Sentman, D D ^a   Wescott, E M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

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EID: 0006043728     PISSN: 00963941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/95EO00001     Document Type: Article

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