Return stroke peak current versus charge transfer in rocket-triggered lightning

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 115, Issue 12, 2010, Pages

  Schoene, J ^a   Uman, M A ^b   Rakov, V A ^b  

^a ENERNEX CORPORATION   (United States)

^b University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; ION EXCHANGE; LIGHTNING PROTECTION; MASS TRANSFER; ROCKETS;

CHANNEL SECTIONS; CURRENT PEAK; DETERMINATION COEFFICIENTS; FLORIDA; INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR LIGHTNING RESEARCH AND TESTING; LIGHTNING RETURN STROKE; LIGHTNING STROKES; PEAK CURRENTS; RETURN STROKE; SWITZERLAND; TIME INTERVAL; TRIGGERED LIGHTNING;

LIGHTNING;

ELECTRIC FIELD; LIGHTNING; RESEARCH WORK; TIMESCALE;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; SWITZERLAND; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77954481276     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JD013066     Document Type: Article

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