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Intra-cloud Lightning

Intra-Cloud Lightning is a type of atmospheric electrical discharge that occurs within a single thundercloud, distinguished from other lightning forms by its initiation and propagation entirely between regions of opposite charge inside the cloud, without reaching the ground or extending to adjacent clouds.

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Global frequency and distribution of lightning as observed from space by the Optical Transient Detector

Hugh J. Christian, Richard J. Blakeslee, Dennis J. Boccippio et al. · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 2003 · 1.5K citations · Full text

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Lightning physics and effects

Jinliang He, Vladimir A. Rakov, Daohong Wang et al. · Atmospheric Research · 2013 · 1.3K citations

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A simple lightning parameterization for calculating global lightning distributions

Colin Price, David Rind · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1992 · 976 citations

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Riming Electrification as a Charge Generation Mechanism in Thunderstorms

Tsutomu Takahashi · Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences · 1978 · 974 citations

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The global lightning-induced nitrogen oxides source

U. Schumann, Heidi Huntrieser · Atmospheric chemistry and physics · 2007 · 790 citations · Full text

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    Richard E. Orville

    Texas A&M University, United States

    27 publications · 2.8K citations

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    Richard J. Blakeslee

    Marshall Space Flight Center, United States

    25 publications · 3.8K citations

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    Earle Williams

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States

    27 publications · 2.7K citations

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    Steven A. Cummer

    Duke University, United States

    25 publications · 1.3K citations

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    Steven J. Goodman

    Marshall Space Flight Center, United States

    21 publications · 4.1K citations

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  1. Marshall Space Flight Center

    Redstone Arsenal, United States

    35 h-index

    98 publications

    16.9K citations

  2. University of Alabama in Huntsville

    Huntsville, United States

    29 h-index

    104 publications

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  3. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    25 h-index

    196 publications

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  4. New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

    Socorro, United States

    24 h-index

    72 publications

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  5. NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research

    Boulder, United States

    23 h-index

    83 publications

    7.5K citations

  6. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    22 h-index

    57 publications

    2.2K citations

  7. University of Arizona

    Tucson, United States

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    49 publications

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  8. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

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  1. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 173 publications · 15.9K citations

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  2. Geophysical Research Letters

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  3. Atmospheric Research

    106 publications · 6.9K citations

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  4. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 73 publications · 2.7K citations

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  5. Monthly Weather Review

    38 publications · 2.5K citations

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