Observations of narrow bipolar events reveal how lightning is initiated in thunderstorms

How lightning is initiated inside storms has been a long-standing and fundamental question. Here, the authors report observations of a previously unrecognized type of discharge, called fast positive breakdown, that is found to initiate many and potentially all lightning discharges in storms.

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Autores principales: William Rison, Paul R. Krehbiel, Michael G. Stock, Harald E. Edens, Xuan-Min Shao, Ronald J. Thomas, Mark A. Stanley, Yang Zhang
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/182e67b631d64cb395e2868fce15263b
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