New model and estimation of the danger of ball lightning

Journal of Plasma Physics

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 507-527

  Shmatov, M L ^a  

^a IOFFE INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CHARGE; ELECTRONS; HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS; IONIZATION; IONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PHOTONS;

BALL LIGHTNING; ELECTRIC PULSE; HIGH ENERGY PHOTONS;

LIGHTNING;

EID: 0347024364     PISSN: 00223778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002237780300237X     Document Type: Article

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