Simultaneous radio and satellite optical measurements of high-altitude sprite current and lightning continuing current

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 111, Issue 10, 2006, Pages

  Cummer, Steven A ^a   Frey, Harald U ^b   Mende, Stephen B ^b   Hsu, Rue Ron ^c   Su, Han Tzong ^c   Chen, Alfred B ^c   Fukunishi, Hiroshi ^d   Takahashi, Yukihiro ^d  

^a Duke University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 33947507530     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JA011809     Document Type: Article

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