Observed leader and return-stroke propagation characteristics in the bottom 400 m of a rocket-triggered lightning channel

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D12, 1999, Pages 14369-14376

  Wang, D ^a   Takagi, N ^a   Watanabe, T ^a   Rakov, V A ^b   Uman, M A ^b  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; LIGHTNING;

CAMP BLANDING; FLORIDA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032748469     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JD900201     Document Type: Article

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