Gigantic jet discharges evolve stepwise through the middle atmosphere

Gigantic jets, lightning discharges originating from tropical thunderstorms that can reach the base of the ionosphere at 90 km altitude, have not been captured using high-speed video cameras before. Here, the first such images are reported, showing a step-wise evolution of gigantic jets during their...

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Main Authors: Oscar A. van der Velde, Joan Montanyà, Jesús A. López, Steven A. Cummer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-09-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12261-y