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Lightning Initiation

Lightning Initiation is the physical process by which a localized breakdown of atmospheric insulating properties commences within a thundercloud, leading to the formation of a conductive plasma channel that precedes a lightning discharge.

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The development of the auroral substorm

S.‐I. Akasofu · Planetary and Space Science · 1964 · 1.6K citations

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<i>Physics of the Aurora and Airglow</i>

Joseph W. Chamberlain, Rolf Landshoff · Physics Today · 1962 · 630 citations

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Television Image of a Large Upward Electrical Discharge Above a Thunderstorm System

R. C. Franz, R. J. Nemzek, J. R. Winckler · Science · 1990 · 522 citations

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Lightning as a major driver of recent large fire years in North American boreal forests

Sander Veraverbeke, Brendan M. Rogers, Mike Goulden et al. · Nature Climate Change · 2017 · 504 citations · Full text

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The physics of lightning

J. R. Dwyer, M. A. Uman · Physics Reports · 2013 · 501 citations

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    M. A. Uman

    University of Florida, United States

    72 publications · 5K citations

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  2. VA
    Vladimir A. Rakov

    University of Florida, United States

    84 publications · 4.3K citations

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    D. M. Jordan

    University of Florida, United States

    34 publications · 1.8K citations

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  4. JR
    J. R. Dwyer

    Florida Institute of Technology, United States

    27 publications · 1.9K citations

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    Daohong Wang

    Gifu University, Japan

    24 publications · 1.1K citations

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645

  1. University of Florida

    Gainesville, United States

    43 h-index

    320 publications

    16.7K citations

  2. New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

    Socorro, United States

    25 h-index

    103 publications

    6.8K citations

  3. Florida Institute of Technology

    Melbourne, United States

    25 h-index

    66 publications

    4.3K citations

  4. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    22 h-index

    191 publications

    6.6K citations

  5. Uppsala University

    Uppsala, Sweden

    21 h-index

    54 publications

    2.2K citations

  6. Institute of Atmospheric Physics

    Beijing, China

    21 h-index

    134 publications

    4.6K citations

  7. Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences

    Beijing, China

    20 h-index

    122 publications

    3.2K citations

  8. Duke University

    Durham, United States

    20 h-index

    44 publications

    2.9K citations

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  1. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 141 publications · 8.9K citations

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  2. Geophysical Research Letters

    76 publications · 3.7K citations

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  3. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 101 publications · 3.5K citations

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  4. Atmospheric Research

    40 publications · 1.6K citations

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  5. Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

    JASTP · 27 publications · 1.1K citations

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