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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">That portion of a [[lightning discharge]] that radiates strongly in the [[frequency]] interval  10&ndash;30 kHz.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">The physical source is generally identified with the [[return stroke]] in flashes to ground and the  [[K change]] in the case of [[intracloud flashes]].</div><br/> </div>
<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">That portion of a [[lightning discharge]] that radiates strongly in the [[frequency]] interval  10&ndash;30 kHz.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">The physical source is generally identified with the [[return stroke]] in flashes to ground and the  [[K changes|K change]] in the case of [[intracloud flashes]].</div><br/> </div>
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Latest revision as of 16:51, 25 April 2012



sferics source

That portion of a lightning discharge that radiates strongly in the frequency interval 10–30 kHz.

The physical source is generally identified with the return stroke in flashes to ground and the K change in the case of intracloud flashes.


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