Relation between lightning return stroke peak current and following continuing current

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 33, Issue 23, 2006, Pages

  Saba, M M F ^a   Pinto, Jr ^a   Ballarotti, M G ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; ELECTRIC FIELDS; HIGH SPEED CAMERAS; LIGHTNING;

CONTINUING CURRENT; GROUND FLASHES; RETURN STROKE PEAK CURRENT;

METEOROLOGY;

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; CURRENT; LIGHTNING;

EID: 34547529493     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006GL027455     Document Type: Article

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