X-ray bursts associated with leader steps in cloud-to-ground lightning

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-4

  Dwyer, J R ^a   Rassoul, H K ^a   Al Dayeh, M ^a   Caraway, L ^a   Chrest, A ^a   Wright, B ^a   Kozak, E ^a   Jerauld, J ^b   Uman, M A ^b   Rakov, V A ^b   Jordan, D M ^b   Rambo, K J ^b  

^a FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; X RAYS;

CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING; ELECTRIC FIELD MEASUREMENTS; X-RAY EMISSIONS;

LIGHTNING;

CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING; ELECTRIC FIELD; X-RAY;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 20144387604     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004GL021782     Document Type: Article

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