Observations of NO2 and O3 during Thunderstorm Activity Using Visible Spectroscopy

Advances in Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 359-374

  Jadhav, D B ^a   Londhe, A L ^a   Bose, S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL METEOROLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Atmospheric electricity; Lightning flashes; Multiple scattering factor; NO2 production; Ozone production; Thunderstorm; Visible spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0344537687     PISSN: 02561530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02656853     Document Type: Article

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