Mesospheric sprite current triangulation

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D17, 2001, Pages 20189-20194

  Füllekrug, Martin ^a   Moudry, Dana R ^b   Dawes, Graham ^c   Sentman, Davis D ^b  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHTNING; MAGNETOMETER; MESOSPHERE; SPRITE;

EID: 0034772148     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JD900075     Document Type: Article

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