Study of solar system planetary lightning with LOFAR

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 52, Issue 15, 2004, Pages 1435-1447

  Zarka, P ^a   Farrell, W M ^b   Kaiser, M L ^b   Blanc, E ^c   Kurth, W S ^d  

^a OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS   (France)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c CEA DIF   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Lightning; LOFAR; Planetology; Radio astronomy; Radio emission; Solar system

Indexed keywords

ASTRONOMY; ELECTRIC CHARGE; GRAVITATION; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; IONIZATION; LIGHTING; RADIO WAVES; SPACECRAFT;

LOFAR; PLANETARY LIGHTING; PLANETOLOGY; RADIO EMISSION;

SOLAR SYSTEM;

EID: 9944245389     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2004.09.011     Document Type: Article

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