Comparison of acceleration, expansion, and brightness of sprite streamers obtained from modeling and high-speed video observations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Liu, N Y ^a   Pasko, V P ^b   Adams, K ^b   Stenbaek Nielsen, H C ^c   McHarg, M G ^d  

^a Florida Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^d UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY   (United States)

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EID: 77949435146     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JA013720     Document Type: Article

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