Spectrum of red sprites

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 60, Issue 7-9, 1998, Pages 907-915

  Milikh, G ^a   Valdivia, J A ^a   Papadopoulos, K ^a  

^a Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric electricity; Electron; Modeling; Spectral analysis; Sprite

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; ELECTRON; MODELING; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; SPRITE;

EID: 0032450357     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-6826(98)00032-7     Document Type: Article

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