Using full-flash narrowband energy for ranging of lightning ground strokes

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 156-168

  Makela J S ^a   Porjo, N ^a   Ahola, T ^a   Hamalainen A ^a   Jantunen, J ^a  

^a NOKIA RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

HF radiation; Lightning detection; Narrowband measurement

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; CLOUDS; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETOELECTRIC EFFECTS; METEOROLOGY;

ELECTROMAGNETIC DISTURBANCES; LIGHTNING DETECTION; LIGHTNING GROUND STROKES; NARROWBAND MEASUREMENTS;

LIGHTNING;

EID: 37349008262     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2007.09.014     Document Type: Article

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