Scattering pattern of lightning-induced ionospheric disturbances associated with early/fast VLF events

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 26, Issue 15, 1999, Pages 2363-2366

  Johnson, M P ^a   Inan, U S ^a   Lev Tov, S J ^a   Bell, T F ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SCATTERING; FREQUENCIES; IONOSPHERE; LIGHTING; WAVEGUIDES; IONOSPHERIC ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; IONOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT; LIGHTNING;

EARLY FAST VERY LOW FREQUENCY EVENTS; IONOSPHERIC DISTURBANCES; SCATTERING PATTERN;

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; FORWARD SCATTERING;

IONOSPHERE;

EARTH IONOSPHERE WAVEGUIDE; FORWARD SCATTERING PATTERN; IONOSPHERIC DISTURBANCE; LIGHTNING INDUCED; SCATTERED SIGNALS; SCATTERING PATTERN; SIMULTANEOUS OBSERVATION; VERY LOW FREQUENCY;

EID: 0033238162     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999GL900521     Document Type: Article

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