Cloud-to-ground lightning characteristics over Houston, Texas: 1989-2000

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 107, Issue 11, 2002, Pages

  Steiger, Scott M ^a   Orville, Richard E ^a   Huffines, Gary ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Air Force Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

HOUSTON; NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 17044458412     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001jd001142     Document Type: Article

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