Ball lightning caused by oxidation of nanoparticle networks from normal lightning strikes on soil

Nature

Volumn 403, Issue 6769, 2000, Pages 519-521

  Abrahamson, John ^a   Dinniss, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SILICON;

LIGHTNING; OXIDATION; SOIL;

ARTICLE; ENERGY TRANSFER; LIGHTNING; LUMINESCENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL;

SIO;

EID: 0034598777     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/35000525     Document Type: Article

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