Elementary model of sprite igniting electric fields

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 74, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 804-805

  Fullekrug, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33748706358     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.2206573     Document Type: Article

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