Lightning detection on Venus: a critical review

Abstract Claimed detections and nondetections of lightning and related electromagnetic emissions on Venus are qualitatively contradictory. Here, motivated by the commencement of observations by the Akatsuki spacecraft and by studies of future missions, we critically review spacecraft and ground-base...

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Published in:	Progress in Earth and Planetary Science
Main Author:	Ralph D. Lorenz
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	SpringerOpen 2018-06-01
Subjects:	Venus Lightning Electromagnetic emission Observation
Online Access:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40645-018-0181-x

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