Broad band radio interferometry for lightning observations

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 23, Issue 15, 1996, Pages 1917-1920

  Shao, X M ^a   Holden, D N ^a   Rhodes, C T ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; INTERFEROMETERS; LIGHTNING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; RADIO SYSTEMS; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

ANGULAR RESOLUTION; BROADBAND RADIATION; FREQUENCY DEPENDENT; LIGHTNING DISCHARGE; LIGHTNING OBSERVATIONS; NARROWBAND SYSTEMS; RADIO INTERFEROMETERS; RADIO INTERFEROMETRY;

SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; INTERFEROMETRY;

BROAD BAND; INTERFEROMETER; LIGHTNING; RADIO EMISSION; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

BROADBAND RADIO INTERFEROMETRY;

EID: 0030302078     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96GL00474     Document Type: Article

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