Propagation velocity of VLF EM waves from lightning discharges producing Q-bursts observed in the range 10-15 Mm

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 101-107

  Ogawa, Toshio ^a   Komatsu, Masayuki ^a  

^a Science Laboratory International   (Japan)

Author keywords

ELF; Lightning; Q burst; Schumann resonance; Sprite; VLF

Indexed keywords

E-M WAVES; EXTREMELY LOW FREQUENCIES; KOMATSU; LIGHTNING DISCHARGE; POSITIVE POLARITY; PROPAGATION VELOCITIES; Q-BURST; SCHUMANN RESONANCES; TIME SEPARATION; VERY LOW FREQUENCY; WAVE FORMS;

ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC FURNACES; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; IONOSPHERE; LIGHTNING; RESONANCE;

Q METERS;

ELECTRIC FIELD; ESTIMATION METHOD; IONOSPHERE; LIGHTNING; WAVE PROPAGATION; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN; KOCHI [SHIKOKU]; SHIKOKU;

EID: 70649084997     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2009.08.015     Document Type: Article

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