Effects of charge and electrostatic potential on lightning propagation

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 9, 2003, Pages

  Coleman, L M ^a   Marshall, T C ^a   Stolzenburg, M ^a   Hamlin, T ^b   Krehbiel, P R ^b   Rison, W ^b   Thomas, R J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Lightning propagation; Thunderstorm electric potential; Thunderstorm remote sensing; Thunderstorm space charge

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; LIGHTNING; REMOTE SENSING; THUNDERSTORM;

EID: 0346639342     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jd002718     Document Type: Article

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