The interaction of lightning with airborne vehicles

Progress in Aerospace Sciences

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 61-81

  Uman, M A ^a   Rakov, V A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; AIRCRAFT ACCIDENTS; LIGHTNING; STATISTICS;

AIRBORNE VEHICLES;

AVIATION;

EID: 0037220416     PISSN: 03760421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-0421(02)00051-9     Document Type: Review

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