Spatial fine structure of model electric pulses in the mesosphere above a Γ-shaped stroke of lightning

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 603-608

  Kudintseva, I G ^a   Nickolaenko, A P ^b   Hayakawa, M ^c  

^a V N KARAZIN KHARKIV NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Ukraine)

^b A USIKOV INSTITUTE OF RADIO PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS   (Ukraine)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRO COMMUNICATIONS   (Japan)

Author keywords

shaped stroke of lightning; Electric field filaments; Wave interference

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; FILAMENTS (LAMP); LIGHTNING; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; WAVE INTERFERENCE;

ELECTRIC FIELD DISTRIBUTIONS; ELECTRIC PULSE; FINE STRUCTURES; HORIZONTAL SECTIONS; ON TIME; PULSED ELECTRIC FIELDS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTIONS; TRANSIENT ELECTRIC FIELDS; VERTICAL DIRECTIONS;

ELECTRIC FIELD MEASUREMENT;

EID: 63349090832     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2009.02.002     Document Type: Article

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