Electrical structure in thunderstorm convective regions 1. Mesoscale convective systems

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 103, Issue D12, 1998, Pages 14059-14078

  Stolzenburg, Maribeth ^a,b,d   Rust, W David ^a   Smull, Bradley F ^a,c   Marshall, Thomas C ^d  

^a NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; THUNDERSTORM;

EID: 0032572275     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97JD03546     Document Type: Article

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