Model of red sprites due to intracloud fractal lightning discharges

Radio Science

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1655-1668

  Valdivia, J A ^a   Milikh, G M ^b   Papadopoulos, K ^b,c  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b Bldg 142   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE; LIGHT EMISSION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POWER GENERATION;

RED SPRITES;

LIGHTNING;

EID: 0032206466     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98RS02201     Document Type: Article

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