On the initiation of lightning in thunderclouds

Abstract The relationship of lightning and elementary particle fluxes in the thunderclouds is not fully understood to date. Using the particle beams (the so-called Thunderstorm Ground Enhancements – TGEs) as a probe we investigate the characteristics of the interrelated atmospheric processes. The we...

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Main Authors: Ashot Chilingarian, Suren Chilingaryan, Tigran Karapetyan, Lev Kozliner, Yeghia Khanikyants, Gagik Hovsepyan, David Pokhsraryan, Suren Soghomonyan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-01288-0