Characteristics and conditions of production of transient luminous events observed over a maritime storm

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 115, Issue 16, 2010, Pages

  Soula, S ^a   Van Der Velde, O ^b   Palmieri J ^a   Chanrion, O ^c   Neubert, T ^c   Montanya J ^b   Gangneron, F ^a   Meyerfeld, Y ^a   Lefeuvre, F ^d   Lointier, G ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE VALUES; CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING; MAXIMUM VALUES; PEAK CURRENTS; REFLECTIVITY VALUES; TIME INTERVAL; TRANSIENT LUMINOUS EVENTS;

STORMS;

CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; REFLECTIVITY; SPRITE; STRATIFICATION; THUNDERSTORM;

FRANCE;

EID: 77956332884     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JD012066     Document Type: Article

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