The properties of a gigantic jet reflected in a simultaneous sprite: Observations interpreted by a model

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 116, Issue 12, 2011, Pages

  Neubert, T ^a   Chanrion, O ^a   Arnone, E ^b   Zanotti, F ^c,h   Cummer, S ^d   Li, J ^d   Fullekrug M ^e   Soula, S ^f   Van Der Velde, O ^g  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES AND CLIMATE   (Italy)

^c Italian Meteor and TLE Network   (Italy)

^d Duke University   (United States)

^e University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^g UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^h NONE   (Italy)

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EID: 84855465379     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JA016928     Document Type: Article

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