Model of infrared emission from sprites

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 60, Issue 7-9, 1998, Pages 895-905

  Milikh, G M ^a   Usikov, D A ^a   Valdivia, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric electricity; Infrared radiation; Modeling; Nitrogen; Sprite

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; INFRARED RADIATION; MODELING; NITROGEN; SPRITE;

EID: 0032467265     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-6826(98)80009-6     Document Type: Article

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