Analytical description of ELF transients produced by cloud-to-ground lightning discharges

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 115, Issue 19, 2010, Pages

  Kuak, A ^a,b   Nieckarz, Z ^b   Zieba, S ^b  

^a AGH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IONOSPHERE; LIGHTNING; TRANSIENTS;

ANALYTICAL DESCRIPTION; ANTI-ALIAS FILTERS; CG LIGHTNING; CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING; CONTINUING CURRENT; DISCHARGE PROCESS; EARTH IONOSPHERE WAVEGUIDE; ELF TRANSIENT; EXTREMELY LOW FREQUENCIES; INDEPENDENT MEASUREMENT; MODEL PARAMETERS; NEAR ZONE; QUASI-TEM; RETURN STROKE; SPECTRAL FILTRATION; TEM; TOTAL DIPOLE MOMENTS;

ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS;

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; CALIBRATION; CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING; FILTRATION; IONOSPHERE;

EID: 77957728584     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JD013033     Document Type: Article

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