Lightning-induced energetic electron flux enhancements in the drift loss cone

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 106, Issue A12, 2001, Pages 29733-29744

  Blake, J B ^a   Inan, U S ^b,e   Walt, M ^b,e   Bell, T F ^b,e   Bortnik, J ^b,e   Chenette, D L ^c   Christian, H J ^d  

^a AEROSPACE CORPORATION   (United States)

^b Stanford University   (United States)

^c LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

^d NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^e STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 39449123222     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001ja000067     Document Type: Article

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