On negative Sprites and the Polarity Paradox

Abstract Energetic positive and negative cloud‐to‐ground (CG) flashes are both capable of producing sprites. Negative CGs typically outnumber the positive ones by 10 to 1. However, >99.9 % of reported sprites were found to be initiated by positive CGs—thus the polarity paradox. Here, sprites reco...

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Main Authors: Alfred Bing‐Chih Chen, Han Chen, Chia‐Wen Chuang, Steven A. Cummer, Gaopeng Lu, Hui‐Kuan Fang, Han‐Tzong Su, Rue‐Ron Hsu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-08-01
Series:Geophysical Research Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1029/2019GL083804
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