Observations of stepping mechanisms in a rocket-and-wire triggered lightning flash

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 115, Issue 23, 2010, Pages

  Biagi, C J ^a   Uman, M A ^a   Hill, J D ^a   Jordan, D M ^a   Rakov, V A ^a   Dwyer, J ^b  

^a J Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering   (United States)

^b Department of Physics and Space Sciences Florida Institute of Technology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE EMISSION; ION BEAMS; LAUNCHING; LIGHTNING PROTECTION; TOWERS; WIRE; X RAY SCATTERING;

CORONA STREAMERS; FIELD DERIVATIVES; HIGH-SPEED VIDEO IMAGES; S-FRAME; SECONDARY CHANNELS; STEPPED LEADER; TRIGGERED FLASHES; TRIGGERED LIGHTNING; X-RAY EMISSION;

ROCKETS;

LIGHTNING; LUMINESCENCE; VIDEOGRAPHY; X-RAY;

EID: 78650267554     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JD014616     Document Type: Article

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