Comment on "Return stroke transmission line model for stroke speed near and equal that of light" by R. Thottappillil, J. Schoene, and M. A. Uman

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 7-1-7-3

  Kordi, B ^a   Moini, R ^b   Rakov, V A ^c  

^a SHAHED UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^c University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; LIGHT VELOCITY; LIGHTNING; POWER TRANSMISSION;

TRANSMISSION LINE(TL);

GEOPHYSICS;

LIGHTNING;

EID: 0037095860     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001gl014602     Document Type: Article

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1. Radiation from a pulse-excited thin wire monopole
2. A study of the radiation loss from a bent transmission line
3. A new lightning return stroke model based on antenna theory
4. Return stroke transmission line model for stroke speed near and equal that of light
5. Observed leader and return-stroke propagation characteristics in the bottom 400 m of the rocket triggered lightning channel
6. Lightning return stroke velocities near channel base