Abstract
A theory of the electrical breakdown (EB) above thunderstorms is developed. The streamer type of the EB is proposed for the explanation of recent observations of fine spatial structures and bursts of blue optical emissions associated with sprites.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2123-2126 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Geophysical Research Letters |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jun 15 1998 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Geophysics
- General Earth and Planetary Sciences
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