Comment on "nOx production in laboratory discharges simulating blue jets and red sprites" by H. Peterson et al.

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 115, Issue 12, 2010, Pages

  Nijdam, S ^a   Van Veldhuizen, E M ^a   Ebert, U ^a,b  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b CWI   (Netherlands)

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EID: 78650021969     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JA015946     Document Type: Article

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