Compact intracloud discharge

A compact intracloud discharge (CID), also known as a narrow bipolar event (NBE) or narrow bipolar pulse (NBP) is an intensive form of lightning that produces radio waves and scarce visible light.[1] Lasting only a few millionths of a second (typically 20 us), these events are the most powerful known natural terrestrial source of radio waves in HF and VHF band.[2] They are not well understood scientifically.

  1. ^ Cooray, Vernon; Cooray, Gerald; Rubinstein, Marcos; Rachidi, Farhad (May 2020). "Modeling Compact Intracloud Discharge (CID) as a Streamer Burst". Atmosphere. 11 (5): 549. Bibcode:2020Atmos..11..549C. doi:10.3390/atmos11050549. ISSN 2073-4433.
  2. ^ Iudin, D. I.; Davydenko, S. S. (2015-12-01). "Fractal Model of a Compact Intracloud Discharge. I. Features of the Structure and Evolution". Radiophysics and Quantum Electronics. 58 (7): 477–496. Bibcode:2015R&QE...58..477I. doi:10.1007/s11141-015-9621-2. ISSN 1573-9120. S2CID 123904060.