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Articles | Volume 25, issue 11
Articles | Volume 25, issue 11
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-5935-2025
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-5935-2025
© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 25, issue 11
Research article
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12 Jun 2025
Research article |  | 12 Jun 2025

On the impact of thunder on cloud ice crystals and droplets

Konstantinos Kourtidis, Stavros Stathopoulos, and Vassilis Amiridis

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The sound of thunder induces mechanical effects on cloud droplets and ice particles, causing changes in their size distribution. A shock wave near the lightning channel causes extensive shattering of cloud particles. At a distance, the audio wave will cause agglomeration of particles. So, thunder may influence the rain generation process and the radiative properties of clouds. As global warming may influence the occurrence rate of lightning, a climate feedback may be induced by these mechanisms.
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