Observations of volcanic lightning during the 2009 eruption of Redoubt Volcano

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 259, Issue , 2013, Pages 214-234

  Behnke, Sonja A ^a   Thomas, Ronald J ^a   McNutt, Stephen R ^b   Schneider, David J ^c   Krehbiel, Paul R ^a   Rison, William ^a   Edens, Harald E ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^c Alaska Volcano Observatory   (United States)

Author keywords

Explosive Volcanism; Redoubt; VHF Lightning Mapping; Volcanic lightning

Indexed keywords

EXPLOSIVES; LIGHTNING; VOLCANOES;

ELECTRICAL ACTIVITIES; EXPLOSIVE ERUPTION; EXPLOSIVE VOLCANISM; LIGHTNING DISCHARGE; LIGHTNING MAPPING ARRAY; REDOUBT; STRATIFIED STRUCTURE; VOLCANIC LIGHTNING;

STORMS;

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; EXPLOSIVE VOLCANISM; LIGHTNING; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PLUME; UPDRAFT; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

ALASKA; REDOUBT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84880329592     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2011.12.010     Document Type: Article

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