Duke University Pratt School of Engineering: 3D Study of 'Gigantic Jet' Provides New Insights Into Upward Lightning Bursts
August 05, 2022
August 05, 2022
DURHAM, North Carolina, Aug. 5 (TNSjou) -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news:
A detailed 3D study of a massive electrical discharge that rose 50 miles into space above an Oklahoma thunderstorm has provided new information about an elusive atmospheric phenomenon known as gigantic jets. 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.
A detailed 3D study of a massive electrical discharge that rose 50 miles into space above an Oklahoma thunderstorm has provided new information about an elusive atmospheric phenomenon known as gigantic jets. 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.