First versus subsequent return-stroke current and field peaks in negative cloud-to-ground lightning discharges

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 113, Issue 19, 2008, Pages

  Nag, Amitabh ^a   Rakov, Vladimir A ^a   Schulz, Wolfgang ^b   Saba, Marcelo M F ^c   Thottappillil, Rajeev ^d   Biagi, Christopher J ^a   Filho, Alcides Oliveira ^c   Kafri, Ahmad ^d   Theethayi, Nelson ^d   Gotschl, Thomas ^d  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

^b ALDIS   (Austria)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

^d UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC APPLIANCES; ELECTRIC FIELDS; LIGHTNING;

ARIZONA; AUSTRIA; CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING; CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING FLASH; FLORIDA; OKLAHOMA; PEAK CURRENTS; RETURN STROKE; RETURN STROKE CURRENT; SRI LANKA;

ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CURRENT; ELECTRIC FIELD; FIELD METHOD; LIGHTNING;

ASIA; AUSTRIA; BRAZIL; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SOUTH AMERICA; SOUTH ASIA; SRI LANKA; SWEDEN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 68149176786     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JD009729     Document Type: Article

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