Atmospheric chemistry: Researchers discover polarity competition mechanisms in thunderstorm cloud-top corona discharges

A team of researchers has made significant strides in understanding the mechanisms behind corona discharges at thunderstorm cloud tops, a phenomenon that plays a critical role in the Earth’s atmospheric chemistry. Their findings, published in the journal Nature Communications on August 26, introduce a new conceptual model that could reshape our understanding of these high-altitude electrical discharges. A team of researchers has made significant strides in understanding the mechanisms behind corona discharges at thunderstorm cloud tops, a phenomenon that plays a critical role in the Earth’s atmospheric chemistry. Their findings, published in the journal Nature Communications on August 26, introduce a new conceptual model that could reshape our understanding of these high-altitude electrical discharges. Earth Sciences Environment Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories