Mesospheric electric field transients due to tropospheric lightning discharges

Victor P. Pasko; Umran S. Inan; Timothy F. Bell

doi:10.1029/1999GL900240

Mesospheric electric field transients due to tropospheric lightning discharges

Victor P. Pasko, Umran S. Inan, Timothy F. Bell

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A physical picture and quantitative two-dimensional electromagnetic modeling of mesospheric electric field transients produced by cloud-to-ground (CG) lightning discharges with short duration currents (<0.5 ms) are presented. The range of applicability of existing quasi-electrostatic models of sprites and the physical conditions under which relatively weak CG lightning discharges (thundercloud charge moment changes less than 50C×10 km) may initiate sprites are discussed in the context of recent experimental findings.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1247-1250
Number of pages	4
Journal	Geophysical Research Letters
Volume	26
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1029/1999GL900240
State	Published - May 1 1999

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Geophysics
General Earth and Planetary Sciences

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