Cloud-to-ground lightning in the United States: NLDN results in the first decade, 1989-98

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 129, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1179-1193

  Orville, R E ^a   Huffines, G R ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SENSORS;

DIURNAL VARIATION;

LIGHTNING;

CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING; DENSITY; DETECTION METHOD;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035333064     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0493(2001)129<1179:CTGLIT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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