Publication Date:
2016-02-17
Description:
Article How lightning is initiated inside storms has been a long-standing and fundamental question. Here, the authors report observations of a previously unrecognized type of discharge, called fast positive breakdown, that is found to initiate many and potentially all lightning discharges in storms. Nature Communications doi: 10.1038/ncomms10721 Authors: William Rison, Paul R. Krehbiel, Michael G. Stock, Harald E. Edens, Xuan-Min Shao, Ronald J. Thomas, Mark A. Stanley, Yang Zhang
Electronic ISSN:
2041-1723
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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