A review of atmospheric electricity research in China from 2011 to 2018

X Qie, Y Zhang - Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, 2019 - Springer
Atmospheric electricity research has been conducted actively in China, having profited from
the development and application of high temporal and spatial resolution lightning detection …

Blue optical observations of narrow bipolar events by ASIM suggest corona streamer activity in thunderstorms

S Soler, FJ Pérez‐Invernón… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
While narrow bipolar events (NBEs) could be related with lightning initiation, their intrinsic
physics remains in question. Here we report on optical measurements by the Atmosphere …

Observations of blue discharges associated with negative narrow bipolar events in active deep convection

F Liu, B Zhu, G Lu, Z Qin, J Lei, KM Peng… - Geophysical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract On 19 August 2012, the Imager of Sprites and Upper Atmospheric Lightning on
board the FORMOSAT‐2 satellite captured a sequence of seven blue discharges within 1 …

On the terrestrial gamma‐ray flashes preceding narrow bipolar events

H Zhang, G Lu, F Lyu, S Xiong… - Geophysical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Narrow bipolar events (NBEs) are occasionally reported to occur within a few ms after
Terrestrial Gamma‐ray Flashes (TGFs), while the formation mechanism remains mysterious …

First measurements of low‐frequency sferics associated with terrestrial gamma‐ray flashes produced by equatorial thunderstorms

H Zhang, G Lu, F Lyu, MR Ahmad, X Qie… - Geophysical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The low‐frequency (LF) lightning sferics associated with terrestrial gamma‐ray flashes
(TGFs) detected by Fermi Gamma‐ray Burst Monitor over equatorial thunderstorms have …

Multi‐pulse corona discharges in thunderclouds observed in optical and radio bands

D Li, A Luque, NG Lehtinen… - Geophysical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
How lightning initiates inside thunderclouds remains a major puzzle of atmospheric
electricity. By monitoring optical emissions from thunderstorms, the Atmosphere‐Space …

On the accuracy of ray‐theory methods to determine the altitudes of intracloud electric discharges and ionospheric reflections: Application to narrow bipolar events

D Li, F Liu, FJ Pérez‐Invernón, G Lu… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Narrow bipolar events (NBEs)(also called narrow bipolar pulses [NBPs] or compact
intracloud discharges [CIDs]) are energetic intracloud discharges characterized by narrow …

Characterization of initial current pulses in negative rocket‐triggered lightning with sensitive magnetic sensor

G Lu, H Zhang, R Jiang, Y Fan, X Qie, M Liu… - Radio …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
We report the new measurement of initial current pulses in rocket‐triggered lightning with a
broadband magnetic sensor at 78 m distance. The high sensitivity of our sensor makes it …

Initial electric field changes of lightning flashes in tropical thunderstorms and their relationship to the lightning initiation mechanism

MHM Sabri, MR Ahmad, MRM Esa, D Periannan… - Atmospheric …, 2019 - Elsevier
In this paper, the key finding is that all the examined first classic Initial Breakdown (IB) pulses
in tropical flashes within the reversal distance were found to be initiated by a clearly …

Different types of corona discharges associated with high‐altitude positive narrow bipolar events nearby cloud top

D Li, A Luque, FJ Gordillo‐Vazquez… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Single‐and multi‐pulse blue corona discharges are frequently observed in thunderstorm
clouds. Although we know they often correlate with Narrow Bipolar Events (NBEs) in Very …