A lightning initiation mechanism: Application to a thunderstorm electrification model

Comptes Rendus Physique

Volumn 3, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1325-1333

  Solomon, Robert ^a   Adamo, Claudia ^b   Baker, Marcia ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate (ISAC CNR)   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Lightning initiation; Numerical model; Runaway electrons; Thunderstorm electrification

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038662019     PISSN: 16310705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1631-0705(02)01415-9     Document Type: Review

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