Concept information
PREFERRED TERM
LONG STREAMERS
DEFINITION
- LONG STREAMERS are long sinuous channels of very high ion density that propagates itself through a gas by continual establishment of an electron avalanche just ahead of its advancing tip; in lightning discharges; also used to describe a dropsonde observation when, because of either partial or complete parachute failure, the descent speed of the dropsonde exceeds 1500 ft per minute.
BROADER CONCEPT
URI
https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/98413950-cfb7-4b13-bd1f-b2e4dc102410
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