A survey of streamer and diffuse glow dynamics observed in sprites using telescopic imagery

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 107, Issue A11, 2002, Pages

  Gerken, Elizabeth A ^a   Inan, Umran S ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Lightning; Sprite; Streamer

Indexed keywords

EID: 2442524916     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JA009248     Document Type: Article

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