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Atmospheric nitrogen fixation by lightning
Author(s) -
Noxon J. F.
Publication year - 1976
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/gl003i008p00463
Subject(s) - lightning (connector) , storm , environmental science , nitrogen fixation , atmospheric sciences , meteorology , thunderstorm , atmospheric electricity , nitrogen , fixation (population genetics) , atmosphere (unit) , geology , chemistry , physics , electric field , power (physics) , biochemistry , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics , gene
Nitrogen fixation in the atmosphere has been observed during a lightning storm by means of absorption spectra associated with NO 2 . A rough estimate of the efficiency of fixation yields the value of 10 26 NO 2 molecules per lightning stroke.