Elves: Lightning-induced transient luminous events in the lower ionosphere

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 23, Issue 16, 1996, Pages 2157-2160

  Fukunishi, H ^a   Takahashi, Y ^a   Kubota, M ^a   Sakanoi, K ^a   Inan, U S ^b   Lyons, W A ^c,d  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Atmosph Simulat Test Environ R   (United States)

^d ASTeR Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMERAS; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE; HEATING; IONOSPHERE; LIGHT EMISSION; LIGHTNING; PHOTOMETERS; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; TRANSIENTS;

CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING DISCHARGES; DIFFUSE OPTICAL FLASHES; ELVES; LIGHTNING INDUCED TRANSIENT LUMINOUS EVENTS; LOWER IONOSPHERE; RED SPRITES; YUCCA RIDGE FIELD STATION;

ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS;

EID: 0030216832     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96GL01979     Document Type: Article

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