Lightning activity during winter thunderstorm season observed by SAFIR

Electrical Engineering in Japan (English translation of Denki Gakkai Ronbunshi)

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 30-37

  Lee, Jongho ^a   Wada, Masakazu ^a   Kawasaki, Zen Ichiro ^a   Matsu Ura, Kenji ^a   Takeuchi, Makoto ^a   Sonoi, Yasuo ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; FLASHOVER; LIGHTNING PROTECTION; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; STATISTICAL METHODS; THUNDERSTORMS;

CLOUD DISCHARGES; MULTIPOINT STRIKES;

LIGHTNING;

EID: 0034225255     PISSN: 04247760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6416(20000715)132:1<30::AID-EEJ5>3.0.CO;2-#     Document Type: Article

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