Electric fields of initial breakdown in positive ground flash

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 103, Issue D12, 1998, Pages 14135-14139

  Ushio, Tomo O ^a   Kawasaki, Zen Ichiro ^a   Matsu ura, Kenji ^a   Wang, Daohong ^a,b  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; LIGHTNING;

EID: 0032572247     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97JD01975     Document Type: Article

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