Ligthning in the eastern Alps 1993-1999, part I: Thunderstorm tracks

Natural Hazards and Earth System Science

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 501-511

  Bertram, I ^a   Mayr, G J ^b  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; LIGHTNING; THUNDERSTORM;

ALPS; EASTERN ALPS; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 7744234946     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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