Open AccessLightning Had Difficulty Forming in Early Earth’s Atmosphere
Author(s) -
Rebecca Dzombak
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2022eo220212
Subject(s) - lightning (connector) , atmosphere (unit) , earth (classical element) , astrobiology , lightning strike , environmental science , geology , meteorology , thunderstorm , geography , physics , astronomy , power (physics) , quantum mechanics
Lightning could have sparked the beginnings of life, but the primordial atmosphere might have made it more difficult for lightning to initiate.