Attempts to create ball lightning with triggered lightning

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 72, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 913-925

  Hill, Jonathan D ^a   Uman, Martin A ^a   Stapleton, Michael ^a   Jordan, Douglas M ^a   Chebaro, Alexander M ^a   Biagi, Christopher J ^a  

^a J Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric electricity; Ball lightning; Electrical discharges; Lightning; Triggered lightning

Indexed keywords

BALL LIGHTNING; ELECTRICAL DISCHARGES; PINE TREES; SALT WATER; STAINLESS STEEL SURFACE; TRIGGERED LIGHTNING; WIRE TECHNIQUES;

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; LUMINANCE; SPHERES; STAINLESS STEEL; STEEL CORROSION;

LIGHTNING;

EID: 77954957783     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2010.04.009     Document Type: Article

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