Implications of lightning charge moment changes for sprite initiation

By S. Cummer, W. Lyons. 2005

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Subfields: Astronomy and Astrophysics, Global and Planetary Change, Plant Science

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In Astronomy and Astrophysics

1. V. Pasko
2. David M. Smith
3. Joseph R. Dwyer
4. S. Cummer
5. Yoav Yosef Yair
6. C. Kuo
7. Robert H. Holzworth
8. Martin A. Uman

In Global and Planetary Change

1. V. Pasko
2. C. Kuo
3. Yoav Yosef Yair
4. Robert H. Holzworth
5. S. Cummer

In Plant Science

1. V. Pasko
2. C. Kuo
3. Yoav Yosef Yair

Citations in the corpus

• Recent advances in theory of transient luminous events (2010, methodology): “…it was removed hQ) represents the key parameter which is used in current sprite literature to measure the strength of lightning in terms of sprite production potential [Cummer et al., 1998;Hu et al., 2002, 2007; Li et al., 2008; Cummer, 2003; Cummer and Lyons, 2004, 2005; Cummer et al., 2006a].”
• Measurements and implications of the relationship between lightning and terrestrial gamma ray flashes (2005, background): “In fact, they are 5–50 times smaller than those that typically produce sprites in the U.S. High Plains [ Cummer and Lyons, 2005 ].”
• Rare measurements of a sprite with halo event driven by a negative lightning discharge over Argentina (2008, result): “The DMQv (first 2 ms) for the CG (method of Cummer and Inan [2000]) was determined to be 503 C.km. Confirmation of the negative polarity of this event was 2 of 5 provided by simultaneous vertical electric field data from SSO (not shown), and by Y. Yair (University of Tel Aviv, private communication,”
• Lightning Related Transient Luminous Events at High Altitude in the Earth’s Atmosphere: Phenomenology, Mechanisms and Effects (2012, methodology): “…which it was removed hQ) represents the key parameter which is used in current sprite literature to measure the strength of lightning in terms of sprite production potential (Cummer et al. 1998; Hu et al. 2002, 2007; Li et al. 2008; Cummer 2003; Cummer and Lyons 2004, 2005; Cummer et al. 2006a).”