Observations of decameter-scale morphologies in sprites

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 567-572

  Gerken, Elizabeth A ^a   Inan, Umran S ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fine structure; Sprites; Streamers; Telescopic imaging

Indexed keywords

LIGHTNING; MORPHOLOGY; SPRITE;

EID: 0038075550     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-6826(02)00333-4     Document Type: Article

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