Some characteristic properties of ball lightning

Journal of Meteorology

Volumn 21, Issue 212, 1996, Pages 325-338

  Turner, D J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Condensation Physics ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; BALL LIGHTNING; LIGHTNING PROPERTIES;

EID: 0030357262     PISSN: 03075966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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