Distribution of charge along the lightning channel: Relation to remote electric and magnetic fields and to return-stroke models

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 102, Issue D6, 1997, Pages 6987-7006

  Thottappillil, Rajeev ^a,b   Rakov, Vladimir A ^b,c  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b J Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering   (United States)

^c NATIONAL RESEARCH TOMSK POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; CHARGE DENSITY; ELECTRIC FIELD; LIGHTNING CHANNEL; MAGNETIC FIELD; MODEL; RETURN STROKE;

EID: 0031429266     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96JD03344     Document Type: Article

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