Is there a unique signature in the ULF response to sprite-associated lightning flashes?

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 111, Issue 10, 2006, Pages

  Bösinger, Tilmann ^a   Mika, Ágnes ^b   Shalimov, Sergei L ^c,d   Haldoupis, Christos ^b   Neubert, Torsten ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^c SCHMIDT INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS OF THE EARTH   (Russian Federation)

^d TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

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EID: 33947520740     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JA011887     Document Type: Article

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