Simultaneous observations of optical and electrical signals in altitude-triggered negative lightning flashes

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 8, 2003, Pages

  Chen, Mingli ^a   Watanabe, Teiji ^b   Takagi, Nobuyuki ^b   Du, Yaping ^a   Wang, Daohong ^b   Liu, Xinsheng ^c  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

Altitude triggered lightning; Bidirectional leader; Mini return stroke

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELD; LIGHTNING; OPTICAL PROPERTY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 1642578991     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jd002676     Document Type: Article

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