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Lightning Leaders

Lightning Leaders is a physical electrophysical phenomenon in atmospheric electricity denoting the initial, stepwise-propagating ionized channel that establishes the conductive path for a lightning discharge within a cloud, distinguished from subsequent return strokes by its lower luminosity and progressive extension through regions of varying electric potential.

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A Simplified Physical Model to Determine the Lightning Upward Connecting Leader Inception

Marley Becerra, Vernon Cooray · IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery · 2006 · 249 citations

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Energetic radiation associated with lightning stepped‐leaders

Charles B. Moore, K. Eack, G. D. Aulich et al. · Geophysical Research Letters · 2001 · 242 citations · Full text

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Energy and fluxes of thermal runaway electrons produced by exponential growth of streamers during the stepping of lightning leaders and in transient luminous events

Sébastien Célestin, Victor P. Pasko · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 2011 · 222 citations · Full text

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X‐ray bursts associated with leader steps in cloud‐to‐ground lightning

J. R. Dwyer, H. K. Rassoul, M. Al‐Dayeh et al. · Geophysical Research Letters · 2005 · 214 citations · Full text

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New insights into lightning processes gained from triggered‐lightning experiments in Florida and Alabama

Vladimir A. Rakov, M. A. Uman, K. J. Rambo et al. · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1998 · 205 citations · Full text

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Authors

528

  1. MA
    M. A. Uman

    University of Florida, United States

    29 publications · 2.1K citations

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  2. VA
    Vladimir A. Rakov

    University of Florida, United States

    32 publications · 1.8K citations

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  3. XQ
    Xiushu Qie

    Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

    19 publications · 802 citations

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  4. DM
    D. M. Jordan

    University of Florida, United States

    19 publications · 1.1K citations

    17

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  5. RJ
    Rubin Jiang

    Institute of Atmospheric Physics, China

    16 publications · 656 citations

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Institutions

181

  1. University of Florida

    Gainesville, United States

    23 h-index

    113 publications

    5.7K citations

  2. Institute of Atmospheric Physics

    Beijing, China

    20 h-index

    116 publications

    4.7K citations

  3. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    19 h-index

    113 publications

    4.6K citations

  4. Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

    Nanjing, China

    17 h-index

    46 publications

    1.7K citations

  5. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    14 h-index

    31 publications

    1.3K citations

  6. Uppsala University

    Uppsala, Sweden

    12 h-index

    25 publications

    1.5K citations

  7. Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences

    Beijing, China

    11 h-index

    57 publications

    1.6K citations

  8. Texas A&M University

    College Station, United States

    11 h-index

    12 publications

    437 citations

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  1. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 46 publications · 3.3K citations

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  2. Geophysical Research Letters

    40 publications · 2.2K citations

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  3. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 47 publications · 1.6K citations

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  4. Atmospheric Research

    16 publications · 662 citations

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  5. Scientific Reports

    7 publications · 242 citations

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