Abstract
Large area multicell thunderstorms lead to the formation of vertically oriented cylindrical structures of gravity waves at mesospheric altitudes closely resembling those observed in optical emissions associated with transient luminous glows called sprites.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Article number | 97GL01607 |
| Pages (from-to) | 1735-1738 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Geophysical Research Letters |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue number | 14 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1997 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Geophysics
- General Earth and Planetary Sciences
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