Correlation between global lightning and whistlers observed at Tihany, Hungary

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 114, Issue 7, 2009, Pages

  Collier, A B ^a,b   Delport, B ^b   Hughes, A R W ^b   Lichtenberger, J ^c   Steinbach, P ^c   Oster J ^b,d,e   Rodger, C J ^f  

^a HERMANUS MAGNETIC OBSERVATORY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^c EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^d ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^e UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^f UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

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EID: 72649105850     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JA013863     Document Type: Article

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