Gamma-ray emissions observed in a thunderstorm anvil

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 185-188

  Eack, Kenneth B ^a   Suszcynsky, David M ^a   Beasley, William H ^b   Roussel Dupre, Robert ^a   Symbalisty, Eugene ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

JET; MESOSPHERE; SPRITE; THUNDERSTORM;

ELECTRIC FIELDS; GAMMA RAYS; THUNDERSTORMS;

THUNDERSTORM ANVIL; TRANSIENT LUMINOUS EVENTS;

ATMOSPHERIC RADIOACTIVITY;

EID: 0034353505     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999GL010849     Document Type: Article

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