Most powerful gigantic jet lightning bolt ever | Live Science
2022年8月11日 · They are the rarest and most powerful sort of lightning, occurring as few as 1,000 times a year and emitting more than 50 times as much energy as a typical lightning bolt — and now, scientists...
Unraveling the Mysteries of “Gigantic Jet” Lightning
2022年8月9日 · New information about an elusive atmospheric phenomenon known as gigantic jets has been uncovered by a detailed 3D study of a massive electrical discharge that rose 50 miles (80 kilometers) into space above an Oklahoma thunderstorm.
Upper-atmospheric lightning - Wikipedia
Upper-atmospheric lightning and ionospheric lightning are terms sometimes used by researchers to refer to a family of short-lived electrical-breakdown phenomena that occur well above the altitudes of normal lightning and storm clouds. Upper-atmospheric lightning is believed to be electrically induced forms of luminous plasma.
"Gigantic jet" lightning blasts record-breaking bolt upwards into …
2022年8月9日 · Scientists have now described in detail the most powerful “gigantic jet” of lightning ever observed, which blasted energy equivalent to 60 regular lightning bolts upwards into space. As the...
Upward propagation of gigantic jets revealed by 3D radio and …
2022年8月3日 · Occasionally, lightning will exit the top of a thunderstorm and connect to the lower edge of space, forming a gigantic jet. Here, we report on observations of a negative gigantic jet that transferred an extraordinary amount of charge …
3D Study of “Gigantic Jet” Provides New Insights into Upward Lightning …
The Oklahoma discharge was the most powerful gigantic jet studied so far, carrying 100 times as much electrical charge as a typical thunderstorm lightning bolt. Monochrome footage of the gigantic jet captured from a low-light camera in central Texas.
Gigantic jets – a rare type of lightning – caught on video - EarthSky
On August 4, 2024, intense thunderstorms exploded about 100 miles (160 km) southeast of Puerto Rico. Some observers reported seeing a couple of powerful bursts of electrical charge with their...
Gigantic Lightning Jets Shoot from Clouds to Space
2009年8月23日 · Strokes of lightning flashing down towards the ground are a familiar sight during summer thunderstorms, but scientists have capture an image of a rare lightning bolt shooting out upwards from a...
New Research Will Study Mysterious Effects of Gigantic Jet Lightning
2022年10月13日 · But a curious phenomenon known as “gigantic jets” fires powerful bursts of electrical charge – as much as 10 times larger than ordinary lightning – out the tops of clouds and into the lower portion of the ionosphere where the Earth’s atmosphere transitions into space.
Researchers unlock mysteries of rare 'gigantic jet' lightning - The ...
2022年8月3日 · An ordinary lightning bolt can be startling enough, but researchers are unlocking the secrets behind a rarely observed species of electrical discharge called “gigantic jets.”