Rare measurements of a sprite with halo event driven by a negative lightning discharge over Argentina

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 35, Issue 14, 2008, Pages

  Taylor, M J ^a   Bailey, M A ^a   Pautet, P D ^a   Cummer, S A ^b   Jaugey, N ^b   Thomas, J N ^c,d   Solorzano, N N ^e   Sao Sabbas, F ^f   Holzworth, R H ^c   Pinto, O ^f   Schuch, N J ^g  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Duke University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^e DIGIPEN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^f INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

^g Southern Regional Space Research Center   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS);

ARGENTINA; CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING; EVENT-DRIVEN; MESO-SCALE; NEGATIVE LIGHTNING; OPTICAL-; SOUTH AMERICA;

LIGHTNING;

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING; ELECTRIC FIELD; GEOMAGNETIC STORM; SPRITE; THUNDERSTORM;

ARGENTINA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 53749083175     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008GL033984     Document Type: Article

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