Luminous pulses during triggered lightning

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 117, Issue 10, 2012, Pages

  Winn, W P ^a   Eastvedt, E M ^a   Trueblood, J J ^a   Eack, K B ^a   Edens, H E ^a   Aulich, G D ^a   Hunyady, S J ^a   Murray, W C ^b  

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

^b Langmuir Laboratory New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; LIGHTNING PROTECTION; VIDEO RECORDING; WAVE TRANSMISSION;

BEHAVIOR CHARACTERISTIC; BRIGHT REFLECTION; HIGH-SPEED VIDEO; NEGATIVE CHARGE; NEW MEXICO; SHORT DISTANCES; TRIGGERED LIGHTNING; VERTICAL FIELDS;

LUMINANCE;

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE; LIGHTNING; LUMINESCENCE; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; REFLECTANCE; VIDEOGRAPHY; WAVE PROPAGATION;

NEW MEXICO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84861673463     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JD017105     Document Type: Article

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