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Electron acceleration above thunderclouds
Martin Füllekrug
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Ivana Kolmasova
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Ondrej Santolik
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Thomas Farges
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József Bór
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Alec Bennett
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Michel Parrot
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William Rison
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Ferruccio Zanotti
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Enrico Arnone
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Andrew Mezentsev
1
Radek Lan
10
Ludek Uhlir
2
Giles Harrison
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Serge Soula
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Oscar van der Velde
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Jean-Louis Pinçon
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Christiane Helling
14
Declan Diver
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József Bór 5
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Alec Bennett 6
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Michel Parrot 7
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Author Employer institution : Institut national des sciences de l'Univers
William Rison 8
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Jean-Louis Pinçon 7
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Author Employer institution : Institut national des sciences de l'Univers
Christiane Helling 14
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Declan Diver 15
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Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering [Bath] (Bath BA2 7AY - United Kingdom)
- University of Bath [Bath] (laverton Down, Bath, North East Somerset BA2 7AY - United Kingdom)
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IAP - Institute of Atmospheric Physics [Prague] (Bocni II 1401, 141 31 Prague, Czech Republic - Czech Republic)
- ASCR - Czech Academy of Sciences [Prague] (Národní 3, 117 20 Prague 1 - Czech Republic)
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Faculty of Mathematics and Physics [Praha/Prague] (Ke Karlovu 3, 121 16 Prague 2 - Czech Republic)
- Charles University [Prague] (Ovocný trh 3-5, Prague 1, 116 36 Czech Republic - Czech Republic)
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DAM/DIF - DAM Île-de-France (CEA Bruyères-le-Châtel 91297 Arpajon cedex - France)
- DAM - Direction des Applications Militaires : DAM/DIF (France)
- CEA - Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives : DAM (Centre de Saclay Centre de Grenoble Centre de Cadarache etc - France)
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Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences [Budapest] (H-1112 Budapest - Hungary)
- MTA - Hungarian Academy of Sciences (Széchenyi István sqr. 9, 1051 Budapest - Hungary)
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Bristol Industrial and Research Associates Ltd, Portishead, Bristol, UK (United Kingdom)
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LPCE - Laboratoire de physique et chimie de l'environnement (3A Av de la recherche scientifiq 45071 ORLEANS CEDEX 2 - France)
- UO - Université d'Orléans : UMR 6115 (Château de la Source - Avenue du Parc Floral - BP 6749 - 45067 Orléans cedex 2 - France)
- INSU - CNRS - Institut national des sciences de l'Univers : UMR 6115 (INSU-CNRS 3 rue Michel-Ange, 75794 Paris Cedex 16 - France)
- CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique : UMR 6115 (France)
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NMT - New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology [New Mexico Tech] (801 Leroy Pl., Socorro, NM 87801 - United States)
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LGCGM - Laboratoire de Génie Civil et Génie Mécanique (20, Avenue des Buttes de Coësmes CS 14315 F - 35043 Rennes Cedex - France)
- UR1 - Université de Rennes 1 : EA3913 (2 rue du Thabor - CS 46510 - 35065 Rennes cedex - France)
- UNIV-RENNES - Université de Rennes (France)
- INSA Rennes - Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Rennes (20, avenue des Buttes de Coësmes - CS 70839 - 35708 Rennes cedex 7 - France)
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Department of Meteorology [Reading] (Reading, RG6 6BB - United Kingdom)
- UOR - University of Reading (Whiteknights, PO Box 217, READING, Berkshire, RG6 6AH, - United Kingdom)
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LA - Laboratoire d'aérologie (14 avenue Edouard Belin 31400 Toulouse - France)
- CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique : UMR5560 (France)
- OMP - Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (14 avenue Edouard Belin, 31400 TOULOUSE - France)
- Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées (41 Allée Jules Guesde, 31000 Toulouse - France)
- UT3 - Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (118 route de Narbonne - 31062 Toulouse - France)
- Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées (41 Allée Jules Guesde, 31000 Toulouse - France)
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Electrical Engineering Departement (Technological University of Catalonia Terrassa - Spain)
- Technical University of Catalogna (France)
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SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, UK (United Kingdom)
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SUPA School of Physics and Astronomy [Glasgow] (Glasgow, G12 8QQ, U.K. - United Kingdom)
- University of Glasgow (Glasgow G12 8QQ Scotland - United Kingdom)
Abstract : The acceleration of electrons results in observable electromagnetic waves which can be used for remote sensing. Here, we make use of ∼4 Hz–66 MHz radio waves emitted by two consecutive intense positive lightning discharges to investigate their impact on the atmosphere above a thundercloud. It is found that the first positive lightning discharge initiates a sprite where electrons are accelerated during the exponential growth and branching of the sprite streamers. This preconditioned plasma above the thundercloud is subsequently exposed to a second positive lightning discharge associated with a bouncing-wave discharge. This discharge process causes a re-brightening of the existing sprite streamers above the thundercloud and initiates a subsequent relativistic electron beam.
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- DOI : 10.1088/1748-9326/8/3/035027
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Martin Füllekrug, Ivana Kolmasova, Ondrej Santolik, Thomas Farges, József Bór, et al.. Electron acceleration above thunderclouds. Environmental Research Letters, IOP Publishing, 2013, 8 (3), pp.035027. ⟨10.1088/1748-9326/8/3/035027⟩. ⟨insu-01288052⟩
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