Ground-based observations of ULF transients excited by strong lightning discharges producing elves and sprites

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 24, Issue 23, 1997, Pages 2973-2976

  Fukunishi, H ^a   Takahashi, Y ^a   Sato, M ^a   Shono, A ^a   Fujito, M ^a   Watanabe, Y ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHTNING; MAGNETOMETERS; IONOSPHERE; OSCILLATIONS; TRANSIENTS;

GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS; LIGHTNING DISCHARGE; NONLINEAR EXCITATION; RIDGE FIELDS; SEARCH COIL MAGNETOMETERS; SINUSOIDAL OSCILLATIONS; WAVE FORMS;

TRANSIENTS; ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY;

IONOSPHERIC ALFVEN RESONATOR; IONOSPHERIC ELVES; MESOSPHERIC SPRITES;

EID: 0031371602     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97GL03022     Document Type: Article

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