Cosmic-ray particles help probe powerful electric fields inside thunderstorms
A cosmic-ray instrument originally designed to study high-energy particles has revealed that thunderclouds can develop extremely powerful electrical fields. The GRAPES-3 muon telescope also found a puzzling imbalance: it detected more thunderstorm events in the eastern part of its field than in the west. A new study explains this discrepancy, shedding light on the complex dynamics within thunderstorms.
A cosmic-ray instrument originally designed to study high-energy particles has revealed that thunderclouds can develop extremely powerful electrical fields. The GRAPES-3 muon telescope also found a puzzling imbalance: it detected more thunderstorm events in the eastern part of its field than in the west. A new study explains this discrepancy, shedding light on the complex dynamics within thunderstorms.
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- Phys.org — Cosmic-ray particles help probe powerful electric fields inside thunderstorms
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