Highly dynamic gamma-ray emissions are common in tropical thunderclouds

M. Marisaldi; N. Østgaard; A. Mezentsev; T. Lang; J. E. Grove; D. Shy; G. M. Heymsfield; P. Krehbiel; R. J. Thomas; M. Stanley; D. Sarria; C. Schultz; R. Blakeslee; M. G. Quick; H. Christian; I. Adams; R. Kroodsma; N. Lehtinen; K. Ullaland; S. Yang; B. Hasan Qureshi; J. Søndergaard; B. Husa; D. Walker; M. Bateman; D. Mach; S. Cummer; M. Pazos; Y. Pu; P. Bitzer; M. Fullekrug; M. Cohen; J. Montanya; C. Younes; O. van der Velde; J. A. Roncancio; J. A. Lopez; M. Urbani; A. Santos

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Highly dynamic gamma-ray emissions are common in tropical thunderclouds

M. Marisaldi, N. Østgaard, A. Mezentsev, T. Lang, J. E. Grove, D. Shy, G. M. Heymsfield, P. Krehbiel, R. J. Thomas, M. Stanley, D. Sarria, C. Schultz, R. Blakeslee, M. G. Quick, H. Christian, I. Adams, R. Kroodsma, N. Lehtinen, K. Ullaland, S. YangB. Hasan Qureshi, J. Søndergaard, B. Husa, D. Walker, M. Bateman, D. Mach, S. Cummer, M. Pazos, Y. Pu, P. Bitzer, M. Fullekrug, M. Cohen, J. Montanya, C. Younes, O. van der Velde, J. A. Roncancio, J. A. Lopez, M. Urbani, A. Santos

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Tropical thunderclouds over ocean and coastal regions are shown to emit gamma rays for several hours over areas of up to a few thousand square kilometres, contradicting the quasi-stationary picture of glows.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	57-60
Number of pages	4
Journal	Nature
Volume	634
Issue number	8032
Early online date	2 Oct 2024
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-07936-6
Publication status	Published - 3 Oct 2024

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Marisaldi, M., Østgaard, N., Mezentsev, A., Lang, T., Grove, J. E., Shy, D., Heymsfield, G. M., Krehbiel, P., Thomas, R. J., Stanley, M., Sarria, D., Schultz, C., Blakeslee, R., Quick, M. G., Christian, H., Adams, I., Kroodsma, R., Lehtinen, N., Ullaland, K., ... Santos, A. (2024). Highly dynamic gamma-ray emissions are common in tropical thunderclouds. Nature, 634(8032), 57-60. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-07936-6

Marisaldi, M, Østgaard, N, Mezentsev, A, Lang, T, Grove, JE, Shy, D, Heymsfield, GM, Krehbiel, P, Thomas, RJ, Stanley, M, Sarria, D, Schultz, C, Blakeslee, R, Quick, MG, Christian, H, Adams, I, Kroodsma, R, Lehtinen, N, Ullaland, K, Yang, S, Qureshi, BH, Søndergaard, J, Husa, B, Walker, D, Bateman, M, Mach, D, Cummer, S, Pazos, M, Pu, Y, Bitzer, P, Fullekrug, M, Cohen, M, Montanya, J, Younes, C, van der Velde, O, Roncancio, JA, Lopez, JA, Urbani, M & Santos, A 2024, 'Highly dynamic gamma-ray emissions are common in tropical thunderclouds', Nature, vol. 634, no. 8032, pp. 57-60. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-07936-6

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