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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-7579-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-7579-2021
Research article
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19 May 2021
Research article |  | 19 May 2021

Model simulations of chemical effects of sprites in relation with observed HO2 enhancements over sprite-producing thunderstorms

Holger Winkler, Takayoshi Yamada, Yasuko Kasai, Uwe Berger, and Justus Notholt

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Sprites are electrical discharges above thunderstorms. We performed model simulations of the chemical processes in sprites to compare them with measurements of chemical perturbations above sprite-producing thunderstorms.
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