Attachment process in rocket-triggered lightning strokes

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D2, 1999, Pages 2143-2150

  Wang, D ^a,b   Rakov, V A ^b   Uman, M A ^b   Takagi, N ^a   Watanabe, T ^a   Crawford, D E ^b   Rambo, K J ^b   Schnetzer, G H ^b,c,d   Fisher, R J ^b,c,d   Kawasaki, Z I ^e  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b University of Florida   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^e OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; LIGHTNING; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD;

EID: 0033608198     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1998JD200070     Document Type: Article

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