reverse lightning

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reverse lightning

See blue jet.

reverse lightning

A flash of light in the sky caused by an electrical discharge from the Earth's surface to a cloud. Reverse lightning is so called because lightning typically occurs between clouds or travels from a cloud to the Earth's surface. Also called return stroke. See note at lightning.

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

blue jet, jet

atmospheric electricity - electrical discharges in the atmosphere

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