NOx production in laboratory discharges simulating blue jets and red sprites

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 114, Issue 12, 2009, Pages

  Peterson, Harald ^c   Bailey, Matthew ^a   Hallett, John ^a   Beasley, William ^b  

^a DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^c NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 72049126990     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JA014489     Document Type: Article

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