Expressions for far electric fields produced at an arbitrary altitude by lightning return strokes

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 16, 2007, Pages

  Thottappillil, Rajeev ^a   Rakov, Vladimir A ^b   Theethayi, Nelson ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; LIGHTNING; METEOROLOGY;

ALTITUDE; CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING; ELECTRIC FIELD; MESOSPHERE;

EID: 35348977826     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JD008559     Document Type: Article

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