A review of positive and bipolar lightning discharges

Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 767-776

  Rakov, V A ^a  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; LEAKAGE CURRENTS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); THUNDERSTORMS; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

BIPOLAR LIGHTNING DISCHARGES;

LIGHTNING;

EID: 0038727572     PISSN: 00030007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/BAMS-84-6-767     Document Type: Review

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