Problems of blue jet theories

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 60, Issue 7-9, 1998, Pages 725-732

  Sukhorukov, A I ^a   Stubbe, P ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atmospheric electricity; Jet; Lightning; Thundercloud

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; JET; THUNDERCLOUD;

EID: 0032458685     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-6826(98)00021-2     Document Type: Article

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