Experimental simulation of satellite observations of 100 kHz radio waves from relativistic electron beams above thunderclouds

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 667-673

  Fullekrug M ^a   Hanuise, C ^b   Parrot, M ^b  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEMETER; ELECTRON DENSITY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; IONOSPHERE; RADIO WAVE; THUNDERCLOUD; THUNDERSTORM; WAVE ENERGY; WAVE PROPAGATION;

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EID: 79251481111     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-11-667-2011     Document Type: Article

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