Bimodal radio frequency pulse distribution of intracloud-lightning signals recorded by the FORTE satellite

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 9, 2003, Pages

  Jacobson, Abram R ^a   Light, Tracy E L ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHTNING; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

EID: 0347236886     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jd002613     Document Type: Article

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