Ball lightning and fireballs during volcanic air pollution

Weather

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 40-43

  Durand, Michael ^a   Wilson, J Gaines ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

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EID: 79957504892     PISSN: 00431656     EISSN: 14778696     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/wea.82.05     Document Type: Article

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