Data retrieval algorithms for validating the optical transient detector and the Lightning Imaging Sensor

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 279-297

  Koshak, William J ^a   Blakeslee, R J ^a   Bailey, J C ^a  

^a NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; LIGHTNING; NUMERICAL METHOD; OPTICAL INSTRUMENT;

EID: 0034057634     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(2000)017<0279:DRAFVT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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