Comparison of peak currents estimated by lightning location system and ground truth references obtained in Morro do Cachimbo station

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 117, Issue , 2012, Pages 37-44

  de Mesquita, Cláudia R ^a   Dias, Rosilene N ^a   Visacro, Silvério ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Lightning; Lightning currents; Lightning ground truth references; Lightning location systems; Lightning peak currents

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC SIGNALS; GROUND TRUTH; LIGHTNING CURRENTS; LIGHTNING LOCATION SYSTEMS; MEAN RATIO; PEAK CURRENTS;

EXTRATERRESTRIAL ATMOSPHERES; RESEARCH;

LIGHTNING;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; LIGHTNING; WAVE ATTENUATION;

EID: 84865653353     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2011.07.005     Document Type: Article

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