Observed electric fields associated with lightning initiation

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 1-5

  Marshall, T C ^a   Stolzenburg, M ^a   Maggio, C R ^a   Coleman, L M ^a   Krehbiel, P R ^b   Hamlin, T ^b   Thomas, R J ^b   Rison, W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVALANCHE DIODES; CLOUDS; ELECTRONS; STORMS;

CLOUD-TO-GROUND FLASHES; EXPONENTIAL GROWTH; LIGHTNING INITIATION; RUNAWAY ELECTRONS;

ELECTRIC FIELDS;

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; LIGHTNING;

EID: 17744363855     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004GL021802     Document Type: Article

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