Analysis of the first gigantic jet recorded over continental North America

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 20, 2007, Pages

  van der Velde, Oscar A ^a   Lyons, Walter A ^b   Nelson, Thomas E ^b   Cummer, Steven A ^c   Li, Jingbo ^c   Bunnell, James ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^b FMA Research Incorporated   (United States)

^c Duke University   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

JETS; LIGHTNING; MAGNETIC FIELDS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); THUNDERSTORMS;

CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING; JET STREAM; MAGNETIC FIELD; PHOTOGRAMMETRY; SUPERCELL; THUNDERSTORM;

NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 37349020929     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JD008575     Document Type: Article

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