Time resolved study of simulated volcanic lightning by laser induced plasma in a plume of ablated basalt

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2004, Pages

  Sobral, Hugo ^a   de Castro, Roberto Sanginés ^a   Villagrán Muniz, Mayo ^a   Navarro González, Rafael ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASALT; CARRIER CONCENTRATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LASER ABLATION; NEODYMIUM LASERS; PLASMAS;

ASH PLUMES; LASER INDUCED PLASMAS;

GEOPHYSICS;

ABLATION; BASALT; EXPERIMENTAL APPARATUS; LIGHTNING; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

EID: 3042825178     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003GL019217     Document Type: Article

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