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blue jet

A discharge of blue light that starts from the top of active thunderstorm clouds and proceeds upwards. Also called reverse lightning.

blue jet

A conical discharge of blue light that starts from the top of active thunderstorm clouds and proceeds upward. Blue jets can last up to several hundred milliseconds and are believed to connect the top of a thundercloud with the ionosphere.

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blue jet - atmospheric discharges (lasting 10 msec) bursting from the tops of giant storm clouds in blue cones that widen as they flash upward

reverse lightning, jet

atmospheric electricity - electrical discharges in the atmosphere

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