Continuing current in multiple channel cloud-to-ground lightning

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 91, Issue 2-4, 2009, Pages 399-403

  Ferro, M A ^a,b   Saba, M M F ^a   Pinto Jr , O ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO DE ESTUDOS AVANÇADOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Continuing current; High speed video; Lightning; Multiple channel flashes; New lightning channel

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA GROUNDS; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRIC FIELD MEASUREMENT; ELECTRIC FIELDS; GEOPHYSICS; HIGH SPEED CAMERAS; LIGHTNING PROTECTION; SECURITY OF DATA;

CAMBRIDGE; CONTINUING CURRENT; GROUND LIGHTNINGS; HIGH-SPEED VIDEO; LIGHTNING DETECTIONS; LIGHTNING RETURN STROKES; MULTIPLE CHANNEL FLASHES; NETWORK DATUMS; NEW LIGHTNING CHANNEL; NEW YORK; PEAK CURRENTS; STROKE ORDERS;

LIGHTNING;

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING; DATA PROCESSING; DETECTION METHOD; ELECTRIC FIELD; MEASUREMENT METHOD;

EID: 58149303029     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2008.04.011     Document Type: Article

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