A time-dependent quasi-three-dimensional QEF model of red sprites

Acta Geophysica Sinica

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 480-486

  Wu, Ming Liang ^a,b   Xu, Ji Yao ^a  

^a CENTER FOR SPACE SCIENCE AND APPLIED RESEARCH   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Fair weather electric field; Quasi static electric field; Red sprite; Thunderstorm; Time dependent model

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; IONOSPHERE; SPRITE; THUNDERSTORM;

EID: 24944547337     PISSN: 00015733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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