Transient phenomena in positive cloud-to-ground lightning discharges

Ziqin Ding; Vladimir A. Rakov; Yanan Zhu; Manh D. Tran; Istvan Kereszy

doi:10.1038/s42005-022-01087-8

Communications Physics (Dec 2022)

Transient phenomena in positive cloud-to-ground lightning discharges

Ziqin Ding,
Vladimir A. Rakov,
Yanan Zhu,
Manh D. Tran,
Istvan Kereszy

Affiliations

Ziqin Ding: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Florida
Vladimir A. Rakov: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Florida
Yanan Zhu: Earth System Science Center, University of Alabama in Huntsville
Manh D. Tran: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Florida
Istvan Kereszy: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Florida

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42005-022-01087-8
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Positive lightning discharges are rare and not well understood. Here, the authors present observations from three positive discharges and demonstrate unexpected luminosity dips in the channel to ground, as well as transient coupling to a negative discharge nearby.

Published in Communications Physics

ISSN: 2399-3650 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Astronomy: Astrophysics; Science: Physics
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsphys/

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