Statistical analysis of lightning current parameters: Measurements at Morro do Cachimbo station

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2004, Pages

  Visacro, Silvério ^a   Soares Jr , Amilton ^a   Schroeder, Marco Aurélio O ^b   Cherchiglia, Luiz C L ^c   de Sousa, Vander José ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b Ctro Fed Educ Tecnol Minas Gerais   (Brazil)

^c CEMIG   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Lightning; Lightning current parameters; Measurement of lightning currents

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; LIGHTNING; MEASUREMENT METHOD; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 2642574309     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003jd003662     Document Type: Article

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