Molecular nitrogen LBH band system far-UV emissions of sprite streamers

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1-4

  Liu, Ningyu ^a   Pasko, Victor P ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; QUENCHING; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

LYMAN-BIRAGE-HOPFIELD (LBH); MOLECULAR NITROGEN; OPTICAL EMISSION MODEL; SPRITE STREAMER;

NITROGEN;

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; NITROGEN; SPRITE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 20444484625     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004GL022001     Document Type: Article

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