Observation of compact intracloud discharges using VHF broadband interferometers

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Liu, Hengyi ^a,b   Dong, Wansheng ^a   Wu, Ting ^a   Zheng, Dong ^a   Zhang, Yijun ^a  

^a STATE KEY LABORATORY OF SEVERE WEATHER   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHTNING;

BROADBAND EMISSION; CURRENT WAVES; INTRACLOUD; INTRACLOUD DISCHARGE; LIGHTNING DISCHARGE; MEAN VALUES; OSCILLATING CURRENT; OSCILLATION PATTERNS; RADIATION SOURCE; VERTICAL DIRECTION;

INTERFEROMETERS;

BROADBAND DATA; CLIMATE OSCILLATION; CLIMATE PREDICTION; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; DISCHARGE; INTERFEROMETER; LIGHTNING;

EID: 84862973185     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JD016185     Document Type: Article

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