A cloud-scale model study of lightning-generated NOx in an individual thunderstorm during STERAO-A

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 105, Issue D9, 2000, Pages 11601-11616

  DeCaria, Alex J ^a   Pickering, Kenneth E ^a   Stenchikov, Georgiy L ^a,b   Scala, John R ^c,d   Stith, Jeffrey L ^e,f   Dye, James E ^f   Ridley, Brian A ^f   Laroche, Pierre ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^d Weather Channel   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^f NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^g ONERA   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; LIGHTNING; NITROGEN;

EID: 16644379828     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD900033     Document Type: Article

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