A link between terrestrial gamma-ray flashes and intracloud lightning discharges

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2006, Pages

  Stanley, Mark A ^a   Shao, Xuan Min ^a   Smith, David M ^b,c   Lopez, Liliana I ^d   Pongratz, Morris B ^a   Harlin, Jeremiah D ^a   Stock, Michael ^a   Regan, Amy ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA CRUZ   (United States)

^d SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRON REFLECTION; GAMMA RAYS; IONOSPHERE; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRIC FIELD CHANGE; IONOSPHERE REFLECTIONS; TERRESTRIAL GAMMA-RAY FLASHES;

LIGHTNING;

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; CLOUD; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRON DENSITY; GAMMA RAY RADIATION; LIGHTNING; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

LOS ALAMOS; NEW MEXICO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646442224     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005GL025537     Document Type: Article

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