Migrating source of energetic radiation generated by thunderstorm activity

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 38, Issue 24, 2011, Pages

  Torii, Tatsuo ^a   Sugita, Takeshi ^a   Kamogawa, Masashi ^b   Watanabe, Yasuyuki ^b   Kusunoki, Kenichi ^c  

^a JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^b TOKYO GAKUGEI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c METEOROLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; LIGHTNING; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; THUNDERSTORMS;

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRIC FIELD; ENERGETIC RADIATION; GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS; HEMISPHERICAL SURFACES; HIGH ENERGY RADIATION; LIGHTNING ACTIVITY; LOW ALTITUDES; RADIATION SOURCE; THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY; WIND SPEED;

RADIATION;

ELECTRIC FIELD; ENERGY FLUX; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; LIGHTNING; METEOROLOGY; RADAR; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; THUNDERSTORM; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 84055191537     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011GL049731     Document Type: Article

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