Model of red sprite optical spectra

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 833-836

  Milikh, G M ^a,b   Valdivia, J A ^a,b   Papadopoulos, K ^a,b  

^a Bldg 142   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRONS; ENERGY DISSIPATION; LIGHT EMISSION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC LOSSES;

EMISSION SPECTRA;

LIGHTNING; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS;

ELECTRON ENERGIZATION; ELECTRON ENERGY SPECTRUM; FOKKER PLANCK; OPTICAL SPECTRA; RED SPRITE; SYNTHETIC SPECTRA;

EID: 0031123482     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97GL00759     Document Type: Article

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