Full-wave analysis of elves created by lightning-generated electromagnetic pulses

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 615-625

  Nagano, Isamu ^a   Yagitani, Satoshi ^a   Miyamura, Kazutoshi ^a   Makino, Satoshi ^a  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Elves; Full wave analysis; Lightning generated electromagnetic pulse; Lower ionosphere

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; IONOSPHERE; LIGHTNING;

EID: 0037881826     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-6826(02)00324-3     Document Type: Article

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