Production of terrestrial gamma-ray flashes by an electromagnetic pulse from a lightning return stroke

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 19, 2005, Pages 1-5

  Inan, U S ^a   Lehtinen, N G ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSMIC RAYS; ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE; GAMMA RAYS; LIGHTNING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES;

LIGHTNING RETURN STROKE; RELATIVISTIC RUNAWAY ELECTRON; TERRESTRIAL GAMMA RAY FLASHES;

ATMOSPHERICS; GAMMA RAYS;

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; GAMMA RAY RADIATION; LIGHTNING;

ELECTROMAGNETIC IMPULSE; LIGHTNING RETURN STROKE; NEW MECHANISMS; RELATIVISTIC RUNAWAY ELECTRON; RETURN STROKE CURRENT; TERRESTRIAL GAMMA RAY FLASHES;

EID: 28144433115     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005GL023702     Document Type: Article

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