On the electric field at the tip of dart leaders in lightning flashes

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 71, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1397-1404

  Cooray, Vernon ^a   Becerra, Marley ^a   Rakov, Vladimir ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Dart leaders; Electric field; Electrical discharges; Energy; Lightning; X rays

Indexed keywords

COLD ELECTRONS; CRITICAL ELECTRIC FIELD; DART LEADERS; ELECTRICAL DISCHARGES; ENERGY; LIGHTNING FLASHES; MINIMUM RESISTANCE; PEAK POWER; RETURN STROKE; RUNAWAY ELECTRON BREAKDOWN; X-RAY BURSTS;

ELECTRIC FIELD MEASUREMENT; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ENGINEERING EXHIBITIONS; LIGHTNING;

ELECTRIC DISCHARGES;

EID: 67650513385     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2009.06.002     Document Type: Article

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