Rapid lateral expansion of optical luminosity in lightning-induced ionospheric flashes referred to as 'elves'

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 583-586

  Inan, U S ^a   Barrington Leigh, C ^a   Hansen, S ^a   Glukhov, V S ^a   Bell, T F ^a   Rairden, R ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; IONOSPHERE; LIGHTNING; OPTICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; PHOTOMETERS; VIDEO CAMERAS; EXPANSION; LUMINANCE;

IONOSPHERIC FLASHES; OPTICAL LUMINOSITY;

ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS; LIGHTNING;

DYNAMIC FEATURES; FIELDS OF VIEWS; LATERAL EXPANSION; LIGHTNING DISCHARGE; LIGHTNING INDUCED; LOW LIGHT LEVEL; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; TIME RESOLUTION;

EID: 0031100872     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97GL00404     Document Type: Article

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