Quasi-electrostatic fields in the near-earth space produced by lightning and generation of runaway electrons in ionosphere

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1443-1448

  Tonev, P T ^a   Velinov, P I Y ^a  

^a BULGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRONS; ELECTROSTATICS; IONOSPHERE; LIGHTNING; MAGNETOSPHERE;

EQUATORIAL LATTITUDES;

SPACE RESEARCH;

IONOSPHERE;

EID: 0037623781     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(03)00009-7     Document Type: Article

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