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Title: Heating of the lower ionosphere electrons by electromagnetic radiation of lightning discharges

Journal Article · · Geophysical Research Letters
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1029/95GL01982· OSTI ID:255097
 [1];  [2]
  1. Institute of Radio Astronomy, Kharkov (Ukraine)
  2. Univ. of Electro-Communications, Tokyo (Japan)

This report investigates the heating effects on electrons that occur at the lower edge of the ionosphere due to the incidence of electromagnetic pulses radiated from discharges of lightning. Two tradiational models of the median return stroke is also considered.

OSTI ID:
255097
Journal Information:
Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 22, Issue 22; Other Information: PBD: 15 Nov 1995
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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