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ELF radiation produced by electrical currents in sprites
Author(s) -
Cummer S. A.,
Inan U. S.,
Bell T. F.,
BarringtonLeigh C. P.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/98gl50937
Subject(s) - sprite (computer graphics) , radiation , electrical current , upper atmospheric lightning , physics , geophysics , thunderstorm , meteorology , geology , optics , lightning strike , electrical engineering , computer science , computer vision , engineering
Measurements of ELF‐radiating currents associated with sprite‐producing lightning discharges exhibit a second current peak simultaneous in time with sprite luminosity, suggesting that the observed ELF radiation is produced by intense electrical currents flowing in the body of the sprite.
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