On different approaches to calculating lightning electric fields

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D13, 2001, Pages 14191-14205

  Thottappillil, Rajeev ^a   Rakov, Vladimir A ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELD; LIGHTNING; MEASUREMENT METHOD;

EID: 0034856569     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JD900150     Document Type: Article

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