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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">The [[K process]] is generally viewed as a recoil streamer or small [[return stroke]] that occurs when a propagating [[discharge]] within the [[cloud]] encounters a pocket of charge opposite to its own.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">In this view, the [[J process]] represents a slowly propagating discharge that initiates the [[K process]]. This is the case for K changes in cloud discharges. It is reasonable to expect that [[cloud discharge]] K changes are similar to the in-cloud portion of [[ground discharges]].</div><br/> </div> | <div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">The [[K process|K process]] is generally viewed as a recoil streamer or small [[return stroke]] that occurs when a propagating [[discharge]] within the [[cloud]] encounters a pocket of charge opposite to its own.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">In this view, the [[J process]] represents a slowly propagating discharge that initiates the [[K process|K process]]. This is the case for K changes in cloud discharges. It is reasonable to expect that [[cloud discharge]] K changes are similar to the in-cloud portion of [[ground discharges]].</div><br/> </div> | ||
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K changes
The K process is generally viewed as a recoil streamer or small return stroke that occurs when a propagating discharge within the cloud encounters a pocket of charge opposite to its own.
In this view, the J process represents a slowly propagating discharge that initiates the K process. This is the case for K changes in cloud discharges. It is reasonable to expect that cloud discharge K changes are similar to the in-cloud portion of ground discharges.
