Anomalous electric field changes and high flash rate beneath a thunderstorm in northeast India

Journal of Earth System Science

Volumn 119, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 617-625

  Pawar, S D ^a   Murugavel, P ^a   Gopalakrishnan, V ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL METEOROLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Electric field changes; Recovery curves; Thunderstorm in northeast india

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; ELECTRIC FIELD; POTENTIAL ENERGY; SEVERE WEATHER; THUNDERSTORM;

ASSAM; GAUHATI; INDIA;

EID: 78149430941     PISSN: 02534126     EISSN: 02534126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12040-010-0040-7     Document Type: Article

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