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lightning stroke [′līt·niŋ ‚strōk] (geophysics) Any one of a series of repeated discharges comprising a single lightning discharge (or lightning flash); specifically, in the case of the cloud-to-ground discharge, a leader plus its subsequent return streamer. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Shackford (1960) showed that lightning stroke rate was related to radar reflectivity maxima above the 0[degrees]C level and to vertical profiles of reflectivity. It coincides with a large, positive cloud-to-ground lightning stroke and has the features of the signal generated by lightning's initial surge, the researchers say. On average, a lightning stroke in Florida packs almost twice the |
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