Lightning activity for the July 10, 1996, storm during the Stratosphere-Troposphere Experiment: Radiation, Aerosol, and Ozone-A (STERAO-A) experiment

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D10, 2001, Pages 10151-10172

  Defer, Eric ^a,b   Blanchet, Patrice ^a   Théry, Claire ^a   Laroche, Pierre ^a   Dye, James E ^b   Venticinque, Martin ^b   Cummins, Kenneth L ^c  

^a ONERA   (France)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c Global Atmospherics Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING; OZONE; RADIANCE; THUNDERSTORM;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034952398     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD900849     Document Type: Article

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