Lightning rod improvement studies

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 593-609

  Moore, C B ^a   Rison, William ^a   Mathis, James ^a   Aulich, Graydon ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSTRUMENTATION; LIGHTNING; MEASUREMENT METHOD;

EID: 0033916645     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450-39.5.593     Document Type: Article

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