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Krider et al. 1975
Krider, E.P., Radda, G.J. and Noggle, R.C. (1975). Regular radiation field pulses produced by intracloud lightning discharges. Journal of Geophysical Research 80: doi: 10.1029/JC080i027p03801. issn: 0148-0227.

Sequences or bursts of uniform pulses have been recorded during a large fraction of intracloud lightning discharges in Florida and Arizona. The wave form of a typical pulse begins with a fast, large amplitude portion followed by a small and slowly varying overshoot. The full width at half maximum of the large amplitude peak is typically 0.75 μs, and the time intervals between pulses are typically 5 μs, in both maritime and continental storms. The pulse shapes and interval times suggest that the source of these pulses is an intracloud dart-stepped leader process similar to that which has been photographed in discharges to ground.

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