doi: 10.1126/science.269.5227.1088.
Sprites, ELF Transients, and Positive Ground Strokes
- PMID: 17755531
- DOI: 10.1126/science.269.5227.1088
Item in Clipboard
Sprites, ELF Transients, and Positive Ground Strokes
Science.
.
Abstract
In two summertime mesoscale convective systems (MCSs), mesospheric optical sprite phenomena were often coincident with both large-amplitude positive cloud-to-ground lightning and transient Schumann resonance excitations of the entire Earth-ionosphere cavity. These observations, together with earlier studies of MCS electrification, suggest that sprites are triggered when the rapid removal of large quantities of positive charge from an areally extensive charge layer stresses the mesosphere to dielectric breakdown.
Similar articles
-
Gigantic jets between a thundercloud and the ionosphere.Nature. 2003 Jun 26;423(6943):974-6. doi: 10.1038/nature01759. Nature. 2003. PMID: 12827198
-
Plasma irregularities in the D-region ionosphere in association with sprite streamer initiation.Nat Commun. 2014 May 7;5:3740. doi: 10.1038/ncomms4740. Nat Commun. 2014. PMID: 24806314
-
Rare observations of sprites and gravity waves supporting D, E, F-regions ionospheric coupling.Sci Rep. 2022 Jan 12;12(1):581. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-03808-5. Sci Rep. 2022. PMID: 35022434 Free PMC article.
-
Electrical discharge from a thundercloud top to the lower ionosphere.Nature. 2002 Mar 14;416(6877):152-4. doi: 10.1038/416152a. Nature. 2002. PMID: 11894087
-
Cloud-to-ground lightning: mechanisms of damage and methods of protection.Semin Neurol. 1995 Sep;15(3):227-32. doi: 10.1055/s-2008-1041027. Semin Neurol. 1995. PMID: 8570924 Review. No abstract available.
Cited by
-
Survey of electron density changes in the daytime ionosphere over the Arecibo observatory due to lightning and solar flares.Sci Rep. 2021 May 13;11(1):10250. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-89662-x. Sci Rep. 2021. PMID: 33986413 Free PMC article.
LinkOut - more resources
Full Text Sources
