Development of the National Lightning Detection Network

Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 180-190

  Orville, Richard E ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DETECTORS; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING FLASH; FLASH MULTIPLICITY; LIGHTNING DETECTORS; NATIONAL LIGHTNING DETECTION NETWORK; PEAK CURRENT; STROKE LOCATION;

LIGHTNING;

EID: 41549091833     PISSN: 00030007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/BAMS-89-2-180     Document Type: Article

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