Observational- and modeling-based budget of lightning-produced NOx in a continental thunderstorm

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 10, 2003, Pages

  Skamarock, W C ^a   Dye, J E ^a   Defer, E ^a   Barth, M C ^a   Stith, J L ^a   Ridley, B A ^a   Baumann, K ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Convection; Lightning; Transport

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; LIGHTNING; NITROGEN OXIDES; THUNDERSTORM;

EID: 1642463428     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jd002163     Document Type: Article

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