Lightning and thunderstorms, Part I: Observational data and model results

Meteorologische Zeitschrift

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 379-393

  Kurz, Christian ^a   Grewe, Volker ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT EMISSION; EMISSION; LIGHTNING; NITROGEN OXIDES; THUNDERSTORM;

EID: 0036953215     PISSN: 09412948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0941-2948/2002/0011-0379     Document Type: Article

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