Sprites in varying air density: Charge conservation, glowing negative trails and changing velocity
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Sprites in varying air density: Charge conservation, glowing negative trails and changing velocity
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عنوان ژورنال: Geophysical Research Letters
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0094-8276
DOI: 10.1029/2009gl041982