Identification of the cloud pulse responsible for a trans-ionospheric pulse pair

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 25, Issue 14, 1998, Pages 2645-2648

  Russell, C T ^a   Zuelsdorf, R S ^a   Strangeway, R J ^a   Franz, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; LIGHTNING; RADIO RECEIVERS; EARTH ATMOSPHERE;

CLOUD PULSE; LIGHTNING DETECTION NETWORK; TRANS IONOSPHERIC PULSE PAIR;

IONOSPHERE; SIGNAL DETECTION;

ELECTRIC PULSE; ELECTRICAL DISCHARGES; GROUND NETWORKS; GROUND REFLECTION; LIGHTNING DETECTION; MIDDLE ATMOSPHERE; SEPARATION TIME; TROPOSPHERIC CLOUDS;

EID: 0032118990     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98GL52028     Document Type: Article

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