Parameters of global thunderstorm activity deduced from the long-term Schumann resonance records

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 387-399

  Nickolaenko, A P ^a   Satori G ^a   Zieger, B ^a   Rabinowicz, L M ^a   Kudintseva, I G ^a  

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Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; LIGHTNING; THUNDERSTORM;

EID: 0031844069     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-6826(97)00121-1     Document Type: Article

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