Effects of lightning and sprites on the ionospheric potential, and threshold effects on sprite initiation, obtained using an analog model of the global atmospheric electric circuit

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 115, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Rycroft, M J ^a,b   Odzimek, A ^c,d  

^a CAESAR Consultancy   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d INSTITUTE OF GEOPHYSICS   (Poland)

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EID: 77954390336     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JA014758     Document Type: Article

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