Published December 14, 2022 | Version v1
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Negative leader side of lightning development

  • 1. Nuclear Physics Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences

Description

The video captures an invisible positive leader, only blurred recoil leaders are visible. From T=+0.07 s (1:26) a negative side of the leader is visible. Negative leader branches abundantly, its propagation is faster than the positive leader and contains hot luminous ends. The second visible negative leader starts at T=+0.25 s (1:41). The negative leaders do not generate recoil leaders.

Notes

This work was supported by EU Operational Program Research, Development, and Education in project CRREAT (Research Center of Cosmic Rays and Radiation Events in the Atmosphere) [CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/15_003/0000481].

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