High-speed video observations of a lightning stepped leader

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 116, Issue 16, 2011, Pages

  Hill, J D ^a   Uman, M A ^a   Jordan, D M ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGH SPEED CAMERAS;

A-FRAMES; FRAME RATE; HIGH-SPEED VIDEO; HIGH-SPEED VIDEO IMAGES; REILLUMINATION; RETURN STROKE; STEP LENGTH; STEPPED LEADER; TRIGGERED LIGHTNING;

LIGHTNING;

IONIZATION; IONOSPHERE; LIGHTNING; MAGNITUDE; VIDEOGRAPHY;

EID: 80052323874     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JD015818     Document Type: Article

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