A possible way to trigger lightning using a laser

Journal of Atmospheric and Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 1995, Pages 459-466

  Wang, D ^a   Ushio, T ^a   Kawasaki, Z I ^a   Matsuura, K ^a   Shimada, Y ^b   Uchida, S ^b   Yamanaka, C ^b   Izawa, Y ^c   Sonoi, Y ^d   Simokura, N ^d  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b INSTITUTE FOR LASER TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c Osaka University   (Japan)

^d KANSAI ELECTRIC POWER CO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE; LASER; LIGHTNING;

EID: 0028861097     PISSN: 00219169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0021-9169(94)00073-W     Document Type: Article

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