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Reising et al. 1996
Reising, S.C., Inan, U.S., Bell, T.F. and Lyons, W.A. (1996). Evidence for continuing current in sprite-producing cloud-to-ground lightning. Geophysical Research Letters 23: doi: 10.1029/96GL03480. issn: 0094-8276.

Radio atmospheric launched by sprite-producing positive cloud-to-ground lightning flashes and observed at Palmer Station, Antarctica, exhibit large ELF slow tails following the initial VLF portion, indicating the presence of continuing currents in the source lightning flashes. One-to-one correlation of sferics with NLDN lightning data in both time and arrival azimuth, measured with an accuracy of ¿1¿ at ~12,000 km range, allows unambiguous identification of lightning flashes originating in the storm of interest. Slow-tail measurements at Palmer can potentially be used to measure continuing currents in lightning flashes over nearly half of the Earth's surface. ¿ American Geophysical Union 1996

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Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics, Lightning, Ionosphere, Ionosphere/atmosphere interactions, Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics, Atmospheric electricity, Radio Science, Ionospheric propagation, Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics, Land/atmosphere interactions
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Geophysical Research Letters
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