A European lightning density analysis using 5 years of ATDnet data

Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 815-829

  Anderson, G ^a   Klugmann, D ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARRIVAL TIME; DATA SET; DETECTION METHOD; LIGHTNING; SENSOR;

EUROPE;

EID: 84898630465     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-14-815-2014     Document Type: Article

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