A survey of thunderstorm flash rates compared to cloud top height using TRMM satellite data

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D20, 2001, Pages 24089-24095

  Ushio, Tomoo ^c   Heckman, Stan J ^d   Boccippio, Dennis J ^a   Christian, Hugh J ^a   Kawasaki, Zen Ichiro ^b  

^a NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION   (United States)

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EID: 0035193772     PISSN: 2169897X     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD900691     Document Type: Article

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