Initial comparison of lightning mapping with operational Time-Of-Arrival and Interferometric systems

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 102, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 11071-11085

  Mazur, Vladislav ^a   Williams, Earle ^b   Boldi, Robert ^b   Maier, Launa ^c   Proctor, David E ^d,e  

^a NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS LABORATORY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c KENNEDY SPACE CENTER   (United States)

^d Honeydew   (South Africa)

^e NONE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERFEROMETRIC SYSTEMS; LIGHTNING;

EID: 0031417364     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jd00174     Document Type: Review

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