Statistical analysis of space-time relationships between sprites and lightning

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 525-535

  São Sabbas, Fernanda T ^a   Sentman, Davis D ^a   Wescott, Eugene M ^a   Pinto Jr , Osmar ^b   Mendes Jr , Odim ^b   Taylor, Michael J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

^c Utah State University Research Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

Lightning; Relationships; Sprites; Statistics; Triangulation

Indexed keywords

LIGHTNING; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SPRITE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0037881837     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-6826(02)00326-7     Document Type: Article

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