Return stroke peak current observations of negative natural and triggered lightning in Brazil

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 76, Issue 1-4, 2005, Pages 493-502

  Pinto Jr , Osmar ^a   Pinto, I R C A ^a   Saba, M M F ^a   Solorzano, N N ^a   Guedes, D ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Lightning peak current; Natural lightning; Return stroke; Triggered lightning

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CURRENTS; MEASUREMENTS;

BRAZIL; PEAK CURRENTS;

LIGHTNING;

LIGHTNING;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 23144463166     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2004.11.015     Document Type: Article

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