Isolated breakdown activity in Swedish lightning

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 70, Issue 8-9, 2008, Pages 1213-1221

  Sharma, S R ^a   Cooray, V ^b   Fernando, M ^c  

^a Department of Physics   (Nepal)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Breakdown; Cloud flashes; Discharges; Isolated; Lightning

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLOUDS; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; THUNDERSTORMS;

CLOUD-FLASHES; ISOLATED BREAKDOWN ACTIVITY; PRELIMINARY BREAKDOWN;

LIGHTNING;

EID: 44649149648     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2008.03.003     Document Type: Article

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