Sprite initiation altitude measured by triangulation

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Stenbaek Nielsen, H C ^a   Haaland, R ^b   McHarg, M G ^c   Hensley, B A ^b   Kanmae, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b FORT LEWIS COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY   (United States)

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EID: 77949469673     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JA014543     Document Type: Article

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