Post-return stroke VHF electromagnetic  activity in north-western Mediterranean  cloud-to-ground lightning flashes

Kolínská, Andrea; Kolmašová, Ivana; Defer, Eric; Santolík, Ondřej; Pédeboy, Stéphane

doi:10.5194/acp-25-1791-2025

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Post-return stroke VHF electromagnetic activity in north-western Mediterranean cloud-to-ground lightning flashes

Andrea Kolínská, Ivana Kolmašová, Eric Defer, Ondřej Santolík, and Stéphane Pédeboy

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