The role of the space shuttle videotapes in the discovery of sprites, jets and elves

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 60, Issue 7-9, 1998, Pages 669-677

  Boeck, William L ^a   Vaughan Jr , Otha H ^b   Blakeslee, R J ^b   Vonnegut, Bernard ^c   Brook, Marx ^d  

^a NIAGARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^d NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric electricity; Jet; Lightning; Observational method; Sprite

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; JET; LIGHTNING; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; SPRITE;

EID: 0032458682     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-6826(98)00025-X     Document Type: Article

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