Detection of daytime sprites via a unique sprite ELF signature

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 871-874

  Stanley, Mark ^a   Brook, Marx ^a   Krehbiel, Paul ^a   Cummer, Steven A ^b  

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

^b Duke University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; SPRITE;

CLOUDS; DAYLIGHTING; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; IONOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT; GEOPHYSICS;

DAYTIME SPRITES; EXTREMELY LOW FREQUENCY SIGNATURE;

ATMOSPHERICS; EARTH SCIENCES;

CHARGE MOMENT CHANGE; EXTREMELY LOW FREQUENCIES; ION CONDUCTIVITIES;

EID: 0034353344     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999GL010769     Document Type: Article

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