Observations of Red Sprites Above Hurricane Matthew

Observations of Red Sprites Above Hurricane Matthew

Abstract More than three dozen red sprites were captured above Hurricane Matthew on the nights of 1 and 2 October 2016 as it passed to the north of Venezuela after undergoing rapid intensification. Analyses using broadband magnetic fields indicate that all of the sprites were produced by positive cl...

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Main Authors: Anjing Huang, Gaopeng Lu, Jia Yue, Walter Lyons, Frankie Lucena, Fanchao Lyu, Steven A. Cummer, Wenjuan Zhang, Liangtao Xu, Xianghui Xue, Shuang Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-12-01
Series:Geophysical Research Letters
Subjects:
red sprites
Hurricane Matthew
positive cloud‐to‐ground (+CG) strokes
oceanic thunderstorms
land and sea difference
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1029/2018GL079576
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