VHF lightning mapping observations of a triggered lightning flash

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 39, Issue 19, 2012, Pages

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

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STORMS;

CHARGE STRUCTURE; LANGMUIRS; LIGHTNING FLASHES; LIGHTNING MAPPING ARRAY; NEGATIVE CHARGE; NEW MEXICO; POSITIVE CHARGES; TIME-OF-ARRIVAL; TRIGGERED LIGHTNING;

LIGHTNING PROTECTION;

ESTIMATION METHOD; LIGHTNING; MAPPING METHOD; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; VELOCITY;

NEW MEXICO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84867531042     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012GL053666     Document Type: Article

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