Gamma-ray bursts of atmospheric origin in the MeV energy range

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1599-1602

  Brunetti, Michele ^a   Cecchini, Stefano ^a,c   Galli, Menotti ^b   Giovannini, Giovanni ^b   Pagliarin, Andrea ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c INFN SEZIONE DI BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEA LEVEL; STARS;

GAMMA RAY BURSTS; LIGHTNING ACTIVITY; MEV ENERGY;

GAMMA RAYS;

GAMMA RAY RADIATION; LIGHTNING; THUNDERSTORM;

EID: 0034525799     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000GL003750     Document Type: Article

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