Some characteristics of cloud-to-ground lightning in tropical northern Australia

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 97, Issue D11, 1992, Pages

  Petersen, W A ^a   Rutledge, S A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING; ELECTRIC CHARGE; PEAK CURRENT; STRATIFORM REGION;

AUSTRALIA; DARWIN; NORTHERN TERRITORY;

EID: 0027067268     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/92jd00798     Document Type: Article

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