Simultaneous observations of mesospheric gravity waves and sprites generated by a midwestern thunderstorm

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 537-550

  Sentman, D D ^a   Wescott, E M ^a   Picard, R H ^b   Winick, J R ^b   Stenbaek Nielsen, H C ^b   Dewan, E M ^b   Moudry, D R ^a   Sao Sabbas F T ^a   Heavner, M J ^c   Morrill, J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gravity waves; Lightning; Sprites

Indexed keywords

GRAVITY WAVE; LIGHTNING; MESOSPHERE; SPRITE; THUNDERSTORM;

BLACK HILLS; SOUTH DAKOTA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037544027     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-6826(02)00328-0     Document Type: Article

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