Sprite observations in the Northern Territory of Australia

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 105, Issue D4, 2000, Pages 4689-4697

  Hardman, Simon F ^a   Dowden, Richard L ^a,d   Brundell, James B ^a   Bahr, John L ^a   Kawasaki, Zen Ichiro ^b   Rodger, Craig J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^d Osaka University ^*  (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; LUMINESCENCE; SPRITE;

AUSTRALIA; NORTHERN TERRITORY;

EID: 0033784873     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JD900325     Document Type: Article

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