A lightning discharge producing a beam of relativistic electrons into space

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 37, Issue 18, 2010, Pages

  Cohen, M B ^a   Inan, U S ^a,b   Said, R K ^a   Briggs, M S ^c   Fishman, G J ^d   Connaughton, V ^d   Cummer, S A ^e  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

^b KOÇ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

^d NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^e Duke University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRON BEAMS; ELECTRONS; GEOMAGNETISM; ION EXCHANGE; LIGHTNING; NUCLEAR ENERGY; SPACECRAFT; STARS;

DUKE UNIVERSITY; ELF/VLF; GAMMA RAY BURSTS; GEOLOCATIONS; GEOMAGNETIC FIELD LINES; LIGHTNING DISCHARGE; PEAK CURRENTS; POSITIVE POLARITY; RELATIVISTIC ELECTRON; RELATIVISTIC ELECTRON BEAM; STANFORD UNIVERSITY; STRONG ELECTRIC FIELDS; TERRESTRIAL GAMMA-RAY FLASHES;

GAMMA RAYS;

ELECTRICAL METHOD; ELECTRON; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GAMMA RAY RADIATION; GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; LIGHTNING; MAGNETIC REVERSAL; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

EID: 77957575175     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010GL044481     Document Type: Article

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