Changes in the number of lightning deaths in the United States during the Twentieth Century

Journal of Climate

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 2070-2077

  López, Raúl E ^a   Holle, Ronald L ^a  

^a NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Lightning; Natural hazard; United States

Indexed keywords

LIGHTNING; NATURAL HAZARD;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032462661     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442-11.8.2070     Document Type: Article

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