title: Satellite observations of lightning.
abstract: Analysis of the positions of nighttime thunderstorms as determined from the detection of optical radiation by satellite OSO-B reveals that ten times as many lightning storms occur over land areas as over the sea.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Vorpahl
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Sparrow
authors.forename: E P
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Ney