Global lightning: Total, cloud and ground flash estimates

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 103, Issue D16, 1998, Pages 19791-19809

  Mackerras, David ^a   Darveniza, Mat ^a   Orville, Richard E ^b   Williams, Earle R ^c   Goodman, Steven J ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d NASA HEADQUARTERS   (United States)

^e NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; LIGHTNING; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MODELING;

EID: 0032572957     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98JD01461     Document Type: Article

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