ELF Radiation Produced by Electrical Currents in Sprites
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Measurements of ELF-radiating currents associated with sprite-producing lightning discharges exhibit a second current peak simultaneous in time with sprite luminosity, suggesting that the observed ELF radiation is produced by intense electrical currents flowing in the body of the sprite.
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