Concept information
PREFERRED TERM
LIGHTNING
DEFINITION
- Lightning is a transient, high-current electric discharge with pathlengths measured in kilometers.
BROADER CONCEPT
CHANGE NOTE
- 2016-07-01 13:57:09.0 [saritz] update Definition (Lightning is a transient, high-current electric discharge with pathlengths measured in kilometers.); update Definition (Glossary of Meteorology, American Meteorological Society, 2015. Chalmers, J. A. 1957. Atmospheric Electricity. 235–255. Schonland, B. F. J. 1950. The Flight of Thunderbolts. 152 pp. Hagenguth, J. H. 1951. Compendium of Meteorology. 136–143.);
URI
https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/f24c4f33-5b89-4e8d-8de7-296078a7f18a
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