On the initiation of lightning discharge in a cloud 2. The lightning initiation on precipitation particles

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 101, Issue 21, 1996, Pages 26675-26680

  Nguyen, Manh Duc ^a   Michnowski, Stanislaw ^a  

^a POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD; ELECTRIC FIELD; LIGHTNING DISCHARGE; LIGHTNING INITIATION; PARTICLE MOTION; PRECIPITATION PARTICLE;

EID: 3743141677     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jd02338     Document Type: Article

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