A new lightning return stroke model based on antenna theory

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 105, Issue D24, 2000, Pages 29693-29702

  Moini, Rouzbeh ^a   Kordi, Behzad ^a,b   Rafi, Gholamreza Z ^a,c   Rakov, Vladimir A ^d  

^a AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b SHAHID BAHONAR UNIVERSITY OF KERMAN   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZANJAN   (Iran)

^d University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ELECTROMAGNETIC METHOD; LIGHTNING;

EID: 0034451394     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD900541     Document Type: Article

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