Thunderstorm charge structures producing gigantic jets

Levi D. Boggs; Ningyu Liu; J.A. Riousset; Feng Shi; Steven M. Lazarus; Michael Splitt; Hamid K. Rassoul

doi:10.1038/s41598-018-36309-z

Thunderstorm charge structures producing gigantic jets

Levi D. Boggs
, Ningyu Liu
, J.A. Riousset
, Feng Shi
, Steven M. Lazarus
, Michael Splitt
, Hamid K. Rassoul

College of Arts & Sciences

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Original language	American English
Journal	Scientific Reports
Volume	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-36309-z
State	Published - Dec 27 2018

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