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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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:182e67b631d64cb395e2868fce15263b2021-12-02T16:57:05ZObservations of narrow bipolar events reveal how lightning is initiated in thunderstorms10.1038/ncomms107212041-1723https://doaj.org/article/182e67b631d64cb395e2868fce15263b2016-02-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10721https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723How 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.William RisonPaul R. KrehbielMichael G. StockHarald E. EdensXuan-Min ShaoRonald J. ThomasMark A. StanleyYang ZhangNature PortfolioarticleScienceQENNature Communications, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2016)
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spellingShingle	Science Q William Rison Paul R. Krehbiel Michael G. Stock Harald E. Edens Xuan-Min Shao Ronald J. Thomas Mark A. Stanley Yang Zhang Observations of narrow bipolar events reveal how lightning is initiated in thunderstorms
description	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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author	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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title	Observations of narrow bipolar events reveal how lightning is initiated in thunderstorms
title_short	Observations of narrow bipolar events reveal how lightning is initiated in thunderstorms
title_full	Observations of narrow bipolar events reveal how lightning is initiated in thunderstorms
title_fullStr	Observations of narrow bipolar events reveal how lightning is initiated in thunderstorms
title_full_unstemmed	Observations of narrow bipolar events reveal how lightning is initiated in thunderstorms
title_sort	observations of narrow bipolar events reveal how lightning is initiated in thunderstorms
publisher	Nature Portfolio
publishDate	2016
url	https://doaj.org/article/182e67b631d64cb395e2868fce15263b
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Observations of narrow bipolar events reveal how lightning is initiated in thunderstorms

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