Erratum: Effects of photoionization on propagation and branching of positive and negative streamers in sprites (Journal of Geophysical Research (2004) 109 (A04301) DOI:10.1029/2003JA010064);Effects of photoionization on propagation and branching of positive and negative streamers in sprites

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 109, Issue A4, 2004, Pages

  Liu, Ningyu ^a,b   Pasko, Victor P ^a,b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Corona streamers; Photoionization; Sprites

Indexed keywords

EID: 41749111953     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JA010692     Document Type: Erratum

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