Maritime cloud-to-ground lightning: The western Mediterranean Sea

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 107, Issue 21, 2002, Pages

  Soriano, Luis Rivas ^a   De Pablo, Fernando ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Maritime lightning; Mediterranean sea

Indexed keywords

EID: 36448942951     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JD002211     Document Type: Article

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