Comment on Computer simulations on sprite initiation for realistic lightning models with higher-frequency surges by T. Asano, T. Suzuki, Y. Hiraki, E. Mareev, M. G. Cho, and M. Hayakawa

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 114, Issue 12, 2009, Pages

  Campos, Leandro Z S ^a,b   Saba, Marcelo M F ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

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EID: 77954341260     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JA014335     Document Type: Note

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