On the polarity and continuing currents in unusually large lightning flashes deduced from ELF events

Journal of Atmospheric and Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 531-540

  Burke, C P ^a   Jones, D Llanwyn ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELD POLARITY; ELF EVENT; LIGHTNING SOURCE; LOW FREQUENCY; SCHUMANN RESONANCE;

EID: 0029756216     PISSN: 00219169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0021-9169(95)00054-2     Document Type: Article

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