Long-duration γ ray emissions from 2007 and 2008 winter thunderstorms

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 116, Issue 9, 2011, Pages

  Tsuchiya, H ^a   Enoto, T ^b   Yamada, S ^c   Yuasa, T ^c   Nakazawa, K ^c   Kitaguchi, T ^d   Kawaharada, M ^e   Kokubun, M ^e   Kato, H ^a   Okano, M ^a   Makishima, K ^c  

^a RIKEN   (Japan)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^d CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^e JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; GAMMA RAYS; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; SPECTROSCOPY; THUNDERSTORMS;

COASTAL AREA; CONFIDENCE LEVELS; CUTOFF ENERGIES; ENERGY SPECTRA; GAMMA-RAY OBSERVATIONS; INORGANIC SCINTILLATOR; JAPAN SEA; PHOTON SPECTRA; POWER-LAW FUNCTIONS; RADIATION DETECTION; RELATIVISTIC ELECTRON; RELATIVISTIC RUNAWAY ELECTRON; WINTER THUNDERSTORMS;

PHOTONS;

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; COASTAL ZONE; ELECTRON; GAMMA RAY RADIATION; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; POWER LAW; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; THUNDERSTORM;

PACIFIC OCEAN; SEA OF JAPAN;

EID: 79957472316     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JD015161     Document Type: Article

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