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Where are the Most Extraordinary Lightning Megaflashes in the Americas?

Michael Peterson1
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  • 1 1ISR-2, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico
Published-online:
30 Oct 2020
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-20-0178.1
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1–26
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Capsule Summary

NOAA’s Geostationary Lightning Mapper routinely observes extraordinary lightning “megaflashes” that exceed the extent and duration records from ground-based measurements.

Corresponding author: Michael Peterson (mpeterson@lanl.gov), B241, P.O. Box 1663 Los Alamos, NM, 87545

Capsule Summary

NOAA’s Geostationary Lightning Mapper routinely observes extraordinary lightning “megaflashes” that exceed the extent and duration records from ground-based measurements.

Corresponding author: Michael Peterson (mpeterson@lanl.gov), B241, P.O. Box 1663 Los Alamos, NM, 87545
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