Source of runaway electrons in a thundercloud field caused by cosmic radiation

Geomagnetism and Aeronomy

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 671-675

  Babich, L P ^a   Bochkov, E I ^a   Kutsyk, I M ^a  

^a RUSSIAN FEDERAL NUCLEAR CENTER VNIIEF   (Russian Federation)

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EID: 35449002558     PISSN: 00167932     EISSN: 1555645X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S0016793207050167     Document Type: Article

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