Characteristics of unconnected upward leaders initiated from tall structures observed in Guangzhou

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 117, Issue 19, 2012, Pages

  Lu, Weitao ^a   Chen, Luwen ^b   Zhang, Yang ^a   Ma, Ying ^a   Gao, Yan ^a   Yin, Qiyuan ^b   Chen, Shaodong ^b   Huang, Zhihui ^b   Zhang, Yijun ^a  

^a STATE KEY LABORATORY OF SEVERE WEATHER   (China)

^b State Key Laboratory of Severe Weather Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences ^*  (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GUANGZHOU; HIGH SPEED IMAGE; MAXIMUM DISTANCE; NEGATIVE FLASHES; NUMBER OF SAMPLES; PROPAGATION VELOCITIES; RETURN STROKE; STEPPED LEADER; TALL STRUCTURES;

LIGHTNING;

TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; VELOCITY;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; GUANGZHOU;

EID: 84867636917     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012JD018035     Document Type: Article

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