Evolution of lightning and the possible initiation/triggering of lightning discharges by the lower positive charge center in an isolated thundercloud in the tropics

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 2004, Pages

  Pawar, S D ^a   Kamra, A K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL METEOROLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Evolution of lightning; Multiple discharge flashes; Shape of recovery curves

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELD; LIGHTNING; THUNDERCLOUD; TRIGGER MECHANISM;

EID: 2642583379     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003jd003735     Document Type: Article

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