A distinct negative leader propagation mode

Abstract The common phenomenon of lightning still harbors many secrets such as what are the conditions for lightning initiation and what is driving the discharge to propagate over several tens of kilometers through the atmosphere forming conducting ionized channels called leaders. Since lightning is...

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Main Authors: O. Scholten, B. M. Hare, J. Dwyer, N. Liu, C. Sterpka, I. Kolmašová, O. Santolík, R. Lán, L. Uhlíř, S. Buitink, A. Corstanje, H. Falcke, T. Huege, J. R. Hörandel, G. K. Krampah, P. Mitra, K. Mulrey, A. Nelles, H. Pandya, J. P. Rachen, T. N. G. Trinh, S. ter Veen, S. Thoudam, T. Winchen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-95433-5