On remote sensing of transient luminous events parent lightning discharges by ELF/VLF wave measurements on board a satellite

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 114, Issue 9, 2009, Pages

  Lefeuvre, F ^a   Marshall, R ^b   Pincon J L ^a   Inan, U S ^b   Lagoutte, D ^a   Parrot, M ^a   Berthelier, J J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

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EID: 72649104277     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JA014154     Document Type: Article

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