Lightning produced nitrogen oxides in the lower atmosphere - An overview

Indian Journal of Radio and Space Physics

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 248-254

  Singh, R P ^a   Patel, R P ^a   Singh, Rajesh ^b   Singh, R N ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF GEOMAGNETISM   (India)

Author keywords

Atmospheric chemistry; Industrial pollution; Lightning; Nitrogen oxides

Indexed keywords

EID: 60549084971     PISSN: 03678393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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