Implications of lightning charge moment changes for sprite initiation

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 110, Issue A4, 2005, Pages

  Cummer, Steven A ^a   Lyons, Walter A ^b  

^a Duke University   (United States)

^b FMA Research Incorporated   (United States)

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EID: 33444476691     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JA010812     Document Type: Article

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