Air-density-dependent model for analysis of air heating associated with streamers, leaders, and transient luminous events

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 115, Issue 12, 2010, Pages

  Riousset, Jeremy A ^a   Pasko, Victor P ^a   Bourdon, Anne ^b  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^b ECOLE CENTRALE PARIS   (France)

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EID: 78650527340     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JA015918     Document Type: Article

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