SPATIAL STRUCTURE OF SPRITES

Authors
PASKO VP INAN US BELL TF
Citation
Vp. Pasko et al., SPATIAL STRUCTURE OF SPRITES, Geophysical research letters, 25(12), 1998, pp. 2123-2126
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Geosciences, Interdisciplinary
Journal title
Geophysical research letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
00948276
Volume
25
Issue
12
Year of publication
1998
Pages
2123 - 2126
Database
ISI
SICI code
0094-8276(1998)25:12<2123:>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
A theory of the electrical breakdown (EB) above thunderstorms is devel oped. The streamer type of the EB is proposed for the explanation of r ecent observations of fine spatial structures and bursts of blue optic al emissions associated with sprites.