A survey of ELF and VLF research on lightning-ionosphere interactions and causative discharges

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 115, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Inan, U S ^a,b   Cummer, S A ^c   Marshall, R A ^a,d  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KOÇ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Duke University   (United States)

^d Boston University   (United States)

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EID: 77954401695     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JA014775     Document Type: Article

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