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Stanley, M., Krehbiel, P., Brook, M., Moore, C., Rison, W. and Abrahams, B. (1999). High speed video of initial sprite development. Geophysical Research Letters 26: doi: 10.1029/1999GL010673. issn: 0094-8276. |
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High speed video of sprites show that they are typically initiated at an altitude of about 75 km and usually develop simultaneously upwards and downwards from the point of origin with an initial columniform shape. The initial development of sprites appears to be dominated by corona streamers with velocities in excess of 107 m/s. Many of the observed characteristics are consistent with a conventional breakdown mechanism for both sprite initiation and initial sprite development. ¿ 1999 American Geophysical Union |
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Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics, Atmospheric electricity, Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics, Lightning |
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American Geophysical Union 2000 Florida Avenue N.W. Washington, D.C. 20009-1277 USA 1-202-462-6900 1-202-328-0566 service@agu.org |
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