Analysis of ELF electromagnetic field pulses recorded by the Hylaty station coinciding with terrestrial gamma-ray flashes

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 117, Issue 17, 2012, Pages

  Kulak, A ^a,b   Mlynarczyk, J ^b   Ostrowski, M ^a   Kubisz, J ^a   Michalec, A ^a  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b AGH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; LIGHTNING; NASA; THUNDERSTORMS; CLOUDS;

ATMOSPHERIC DISCHARGE; CLOUD-TO-GROUND DISCHARGE; COMPTON; DATA ANALYSIS METHODS; ELF ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; GAMMA RAY BURSTS; GAMMA RAY OBSERVATORIES; GROUND BASED; INTRACLOUD; LIGHTNING DISCHARGE; MONITORING SYSTEM; PHYSICAL MECHANISM; RELATIVISTIC ELECTRON; TERRESTRIAL GAMMA-RAY FLASHES; UPPER LIMITS; UPWARD DISCHARGES; EARTH IONOSPHERE WAVEGUIDE;

GAMMA RAYS;

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE; GAMMA RAY RADIATION; THUNDERCLOUD; THUNDERSTORM; WAVE PROPAGATION; DATA ASSIMILATION; LIGHTNING;

CARPATHIANS; POLAND;

EID: 84866975860     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012JD018205     Document Type: Article

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