A decade of cloud-to-ground lightning in Canada: 1999-2008. Part 1: Flash density and occurrence

Atmosphere - Ocean

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 177-194

  Burrows, William R ^a,b   Kochtubajda, Bohdan ^b  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b Hydrometeorology and Arctic Laboratory   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING; DETECTION METHOD; SEASONAL VARIATION;

CANADA;

EID: 77957596967     PISSN: 07055900     EISSN: 14809214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3137/AO1118.2010     Document Type: Article

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