Radio frequency radiation beam pattern of lightning return strokes: Inferred from FORTE satellite observations

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 110, Issue 24, 2005, Pages 1-19

  Shao, Xuan Min ^a   Jacobson, Abram R ^a   Fitzgerald, T Joseph ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); LIGHTNING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; SATELLITE OBSERVATORIES; STATISTICAL METHODS;

LIGHTNING; SATELLITE DATA;

EID: 31644446945     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JD006010     Document Type: Article

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