An enhancement of the ionospheric sporadic-E layer in response to negative polarity cloud-to-ground lightning

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2008, Pages

  Davis, C J ^a   Lo, Kin Hing ^a  

^a RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; LIGHTNING; STORMS;

CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING; INTER-CLOUD LIGHTNING; IONOSPHERIC SPORADIC-E LAYER; LIGHTNING STROKES; NEGATIVE POLARITY;

E REGION;

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING; E REGION; IONOSPHERE; STORM TRACK;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 43549087879     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007GL031909     Document Type: Article

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