Discharge processes, electric field, and electron energy in ISUAL recorded gigantic jets

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Kuo, Cheng Ling ^a,b   Chou, J K ^a   Tsai, L Y ^a   Chen, A B ^a   Su, H T ^a   Hsu, R R ^a   Cummer, S A ^c   Frey, H U ^c   Mende, S B ^c   Takahashi, Y ^d   Lee, L C ^b,e  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Duke University   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 67650168714     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JA013791     Document Type: Article

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