First ground-based observations of sprites over southern Africa
Sprites are the optical signatures of electrical discharges in the mesosphere triggered by large lightning strikes associated with thunderstorms. Since their discovery in the late 1980s, sprites have been observed extensively around the world, although very few observations of sprites from Africa ha...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Academy of Science of South Africa
2018-09-01
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Series: | South African Journal of Science |
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Online Access: | https://www.sajs.co.za/article/view/4272 |