Streamer tip splitting in sprites

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 115, Issue 8, 2010, Pages

  McHarg, M G ^a   Stenbaek Nielsen, H C ^b   Kanmae, T ^b   Haaland, R K ^c  

^a UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^c FORT LEWIS COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 77956089143     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JA014850     Document Type: Article

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