A five-year study of lightning activity using a CGR3 flash counter in Gaborone, Botswana

Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics

Volumn 66, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 235-241

  Jayaratne, E R ^a   Ramachandran, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

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EID: 22044451993     PISSN: 01777971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01026636     Document Type: Article

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