Space-time structure of optical flashes and ionization changes produced by lighting-EMP

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作者
Inan, US [1 ]
Sampson, WA [1 ]
Taranenko, YN [1 ]
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[1] LOS ALAMOS NATL LAB,LOS ALAMOS,NM 87545
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10.1029/95GL03816
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P [天文学、地球科学];
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07 ;
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Intense electromagnetic pulses (EMPs) released by lightning discharges produce bright optical emissions at 80-95 km altitudes emitted in a thin (similar to 30 km) cylindrical shell expanding to radial distances of up to >150 km, lasting for similar to 400 mu s, and appearing in limb-view as a thin layer with similar to 400 km lateral extent.
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