Ball lightning as a self-organization phenomenon

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 105, Issue D4, 2000, Pages 4719-4727

  Sanduloviciu, M ^a   Lozneanu, E ^a  

^a ALEXANDRU IOAN CUZA UNIVERSITY OF IASI   (Romania)

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EID: 0033788990     PISSN: 2169897X     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JD900984     Document Type: Article

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