Initial stage in lightning initiated from tall objects and in rocket-triggered lightning

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 1-15

  Miki, M ^a   Rakov, V A ^b   Shindo, T ^a   Diendorfer, G ^c   Mair, M ^d   Heidler, F ^e   Zischank, W ^e   Uman, M A ^b   Thottappillil, R ^f   Wang, D ^g  

^a CENTRAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c ALDIS   (Austria)

^d VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^e BUNDESWEHR UNIVERSITY MUNICH   (Germany)

^f UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^g GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; LIGHTNING;

HESPERIS;

EID: 20144388122     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JD004474     Document Type: Article

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