Optical and VLF radio observations of sprites over a frontal storm viewed from O'Brien Observatory of the University of Minnesota

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 60, Issue 7-9, 1998, Pages 679-688

  Winckler, John R ^a  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

Frontal feature; Lightning; Minnesota; Observational method; Sprite; United States

Indexed keywords

FRONTAL FEATURE; LIGHTNING; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; SPRITE;

MINNESOTA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032458381     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-6826(98)00023-6     Document Type: Article

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