Year: 2014
Type: article
Abstract: Where and when thunderstorms occur is a topic of considerable practical importance for human society on which some meteorologists and atmospheric and space scientists carry out research. Owens et al (2104 Environ. Res. Lett. 9 115009 ) have found that the occurrence of lightning over the UK is up to ∼50% greater than usual when the magnetic field outside the Earth's magnetosphere, in interplanetary space, points towards the Sun rather than away from it. But why this happens is not yet totally clear.
Source: Environmental Research Letters
Author: Michael J Rycroft
Institution: University of Bath
Language: English
Subfield: Astronomy and Astrophysics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $3,045
OpenAlex ID: W2168108099