Modeling of thundercloud VHF/UHF radiation on the lightning preliminary breakdown stage

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 70, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 1660-1668

  Hayakawa, M ^a   Iudin, D I ^b   Trakhtengerts, V Y ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRO COMMUNICATIONS   (Japan)

^b INSTITUTE OF APPLIED PHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Electric cells; Fractal dynamics; Lightning flash; Microdischarges; VHF radiation

Indexed keywords

CELL GROWTH; CELLS; CLOUDS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER NETWORKS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CYTOLOGY; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC DISPERSION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE EMISSION; ELECTROMAGNETISM; ELECTRON OPTICS; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; KETONES; LIGHTNING; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS; PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS; STAGES; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

ELECTRIC CELLS; FRACTAL DYNAMICS; LIGHTNING FLASH; MICRODISCHARGES; VHF RADIATION;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES;

EID: 51349109533     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2008.06.011     Document Type: Article

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