A triggered lightning flash containing both negative and possitive strokes

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2004, Pages

  Jerauld, J ^a   Uman, M A ^a   Rakov, V A ^a   Rambo, K J ^a   Jordan, D M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; CHARGE TRANSFER; ELECTRIC CHARGE; LIGHTNING; MAGNETIC FIELDS;

CHARGE DENSITY; PEAK CURRENTS; POSITIVE CHARGE;

OZONE;

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; ELECTRIC FIELD; LIGHTNING;

EID: 3042708370     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004GL019457     Document Type: Article

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