Lightning return stroke current waveforms aloft from measured field change, current, and channel geometry

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 113, Issue 7, 2008, Pages

  Willett, J C ^a   Le Vine, D M ^b   Idone, V P ^c  

^a NASA Goddard Space Flight Center ^*  (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; LIGHTNING; THREE DIMENSIONAL; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

AMPLITUDE; ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; CURRENT VELOCITY; ELECTRIC FIELD; LIGHT INTENSITY; LIGHTNING; MEASUREMENT METHOD; STEREO IMAGE; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

EID: 45749110592     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JD008116     Document Type: Article

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