Total lightning observations with the new and improved Los Alamos Sferic Array (LASA)

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1273-1288

  Shao, Xuan Min ^a   Stanley, Mark ^a   Regan, Amy ^a   Harlin, Jeremiah ^a   Pongratz, Morrie ^a   Stock, Michael ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERICS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; LIGHTNING; SATELLITE OBSERVATORIES;

INTRACLOUD-TO-CLOUD-TO-GROUND FLASHES; LOS ALAMOS SFERIC ARRAY (LASA); SATELLITE LIGHTNING OBSERVATIONS;

METEOROLOGY;

ATMOSPHERICS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; LIGHTNING; METEOROLOGY; SATELLITE OBSERVATORIES;

ARRAY; CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING; ELECTRIC FIELD; LIGHTNING; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NEW MEXICO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646448738     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JTECH1908.1     Document Type: Article

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