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Electron acceleration above thunderclouds
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dc.contributor.author | Fuellekrug, Martin | |
dc.contributor.author | Kolmasova, Ivana | |
dc.contributor.author | Santolik, Ondrej | |
dc.contributor.author | Farges, Thomas | |
dc.contributor.author | Bor, Jozsef | |
dc.contributor.author | Bennett, Alec | |
dc.contributor.author | Parrot, Michel | |
dc.contributor.author | Rison, William | |
dc.contributor.author | Zanotti, Ferruccio | |
dc.contributor.author | Arnone, Enrico | |
dc.contributor.author | Mezentsev, Andrew | |
dc.contributor.author | Lan, Radek | |
dc.contributor.author | Uhlir, Ludek | |
dc.contributor.author | Harrison, Giles | |
dc.contributor.author | Soula, Serge | |
dc.contributor.author | van der Velde, Oscar | |
dc.contributor.author | Pincon, Jean-Louis | |
dc.contributor.author | Helling, Christiane | |
dc.contributor.author | Diver, Declan | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-05-06T16:01:02Z | |
dc.date.available | 2014-05-06T16:01:02Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2013-08-13 | |
dc.identifier | 116339969 | |
dc.identifier | e661ef34-9ff2-47bc-9a5c-0ac34fc36eb8 | |
dc.identifier | 000325247100072 | |
dc.identifier | 84885466270 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Fuellekrug , M , Kolmasova , I , Santolik , O , Farges , T , Bor , J , Bennett , A , Parrot , M , Rison , W , Zanotti , F , Arnone , E , Mezentsev , A , Lan , R , Uhlir , L , Harrison , G , Soula , S , van der Velde , O , Pincon , J-L , Helling , C & Diver , D 2013 , ' Electron acceleration above thunderclouds ' , Environmental Research Letters , vol. 8 , no. 3 , 035027 . https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/8/3/035027 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 1748-9326 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10023/4715 | |
dc.description | The work of MF andAMis sponsored by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) under grant NE/H024921/1. IK, OS, RL, and LU are supported by the international cooperation program of the ASCR grant M10042120 and by the GACR project 205-09-1253. JB is supported by the Earth-system project TAMOP-4.2.2.C-11/1/KONV-2012-0015 sponsored by the EU and European Social Foundation. OV is supported by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation under project AYA2011-29936-C05-04. ChH acknowledges an ERC starting grant from the European Union. | en |
dc.description.abstract | The acceleration of electrons results in observable electromagnetic waves which can be used for remote sensing. Here, we make use of similar to 4 Hz-66 MHz radio waves emitted by two consecutive intense positive lightning discharges to investigate their impact on the atmosphere above a thundercloud. It is found that the first positive lightning discharge initiates a sprite where electrons are accelerated during the exponential growth and branching of the sprite streamers. This preconditioned plasma above the thundercloud is subsequently exposed to a second positive lightning discharge associated with a bouncing-wave discharge. This discharge process causes a re-brightening of the existing sprite streamers above the thundercloud and initiates a subsequent relativistic electron beam. | |
dc.format.extent | 6 | |
dc.format.extent | 1338271 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Environmental Research Letters | en |
dc.subject | Atmospheric electricity | en |
dc.subject | Lightning | en |
dc.subject | Electromagnetic wave propagation | en |
dc.subject | Storms | en |
dc.subject | Gamma-ray flashes | en |
dc.subject | Satellite-observations | en |
dc.subject | Runaway breakdown | en |
dc.subject | Discharges | en |
dc.subject | Precipitation | en |
dc.subject | Beams | en |
dc.subject | Field | en |
dc.subject | QC Physics | en |
dc.subject.lcc | QC | en |
dc.title | Electron acceleration above thunderclouds | en |
dc.type | Journal article | en |
dc.contributor.sponsor | European Research Council | en |
dc.contributor.sponsor | Science & Technology Facilities Council | en |
dc.contributor.sponsor | Science & Technology Facilities Council | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. School of Physics and Astronomy | en |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1088/1748-9326/8/3/035027 | |
dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | en |
dc.identifier.grantnumber | 257431 257431 | en |
dc.identifier.grantnumber | ST/K001515/1 | en |
dc.identifier.grantnumber | ST/J001651/1 | en |
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