A multipole expansion method for analyzing lightning field changes

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D8, 1999, Pages 9617-9633

  Koshak, William J ^a   Krider, E Philip ^b   Murphy, Martin J ^b,c  

^a NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c Global Atmospherics Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELD; LIGHTNING; THUNDERCLOUD;

EID: 0033608912     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JD900027     Document Type: Article

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