The Physics of Lightning

Surveys in Geophysics

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 701-729

  Rakov, V A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment process; Cold runaway breakdown; Compact intracloud discharges; Conventional breakdown; Gamma radiation; Initiation mechanism; Ionosphere; Leader stepping; Lightning; Lower positive charge region; M components; Relativistic runaway breakdown; X rays

Indexed keywords

ATTACHMENT PROCESS; CONVENTIONAL BREAKDOWN; INITIATION MECHANISM; INTRACLOUD DISCHARGE; LEADER STEPPING; M-COMPONENTS; POSITIVE CHARGES; RUNAWAY BREAKDOWN;

GAMMA RAYS; IONOSPHERE; IONOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT; LIGHTNING; RELATIVITY; ROCKETS; X RAYS;

CLOUDS;

CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING; GAMMA RAY RADIATION; IONOSPHERE; THUNDERCLOUD; X-RAY;

EID: 84886750599     PISSN: 01693298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10712-013-9230-6     Document Type: Review

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