Gigantic jet discharges evolve stepwise through the middle atmosphere

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
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spelling doaj-16cfef7c33e2438d988501a151ec91ed2021-05-11T12:00:20ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232019-09-0110111010.1038/s41467-019-12261-yGigantic jet discharges evolve stepwise through the middle atmosphereOscar A. van der Velde0Joan Montanyà1Jesús A. López2Steven A. Cummer3Lightning Research Group, Electrical Engineering Department, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTech, Colon 1Lightning Research Group, Electrical Engineering Department, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTech, Colon 1Lightning Research Group, Electrical Engineering Department, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTech, Colon 1Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Duke UniversityGigantic 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 rising phase.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12261-y
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Gigantic jet discharges evolve stepwise through the middle atmosphere
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title_short Gigantic jet discharges evolve stepwise through the middle atmosphere
title_full Gigantic jet discharges evolve stepwise through the middle atmosphere
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publishDate 2019-09-01
description 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 rising phase.
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