Geometrical and electrical characteristics of the initial stage in Florida triggered lightning

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2012, Pages

  Hill, J D ^a   Pilkey, J ^a   Uman, M A ^a   Jordan, D M ^a   Rison, W ^b   Krehbiel, P R ^b  

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

^b NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THUNDERSTORMS;

BRANCH LENGTH; ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTIC; FLORIDA; FREEZING LEVELS; IMPULSIVE CURRENTS; INITIAL STAGES; LIGHTNING MAPPING ARRAY; PROPAGATION SPEED; SOURCE LOCATION; TRIGGERED LIGHTNING;

LIGHTNING;

ALTITUDE; GEOMETRY; LIGHTNING; LITERATURE REVIEW; MAPPING METHOD; THUNDERSTORM;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84861156724     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012GL051932     Document Type: Article

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