Submicrosecond fields radiated during the onset of first return strokes in cloud-to-ground lightning

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 101, Issue D1, 1996, Pages 1589-1597

  Philip Krider, E ^a   Leteinturier, Christiane ^a,c   Willett, John C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD RADIATION; SUBMICROSECOND FIELD; TRANSMISSION LINE MODELLING;

USA, FLORIDA, CAPE CANAVERAL;

EID: 0029731407     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/95jd02998     Document Type: Article

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