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elves
an acronym for emissions of light and very low frequency perturbations due to electromagnetic pulse sources; extremely bright extremely short (less than a msec) electrical flashes forming a huge ring (up to 400 km diameter) in the ionosphere
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blue jet, jet, reverse lightning
atmospheric discharges (lasting 10 msec) bursting from the tops of giant storm clouds in blue cones that widen as they flash upward
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lightning
abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
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red sprites, sprites
atmospheric electricity (lasting 10 msec) appearing as globular flashes of red (pink to blood-red) light rising to heights of 60 miles (sometimes seen together with elves)
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chain lightning, forked lightning
a form of lightning that moves rapidly in a zigzag path with one end divided (fork-like)
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bolt, bolt of lightning, thunderbolt
a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
