Spectroscopic measurements of NO2 in a Colorado thunderstorm: Determination of the mean production by cloud-to-ground lightning flashes

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres

Volumn 109, Issue 11, 2004, Pages

  Langford, A O ^a   Portmann, R W ^a   Daniel, J S ^a   Miller, H L ^a,b   Solomon, S ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Lightning; NOx; Spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING; MEASUREMENT METHOD; NITROGEN OXIDES; SPECTROSCOPY; THUNDERSTORM;

EID: 4143108028     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JD004158     Document Type: Article

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