Effects of thunderstorm-driven runaway electrons in the conjugate hemisphere: Purple sprites, ionization enhancements, and gamma rays

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 106, Issue A12, 2001, Pages 28841-28856

  Lehtinen, N G ^a   Inan, U S ^a   Bell, T F ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 39449085495     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000ja000160     Document Type: Article

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