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Thunderstorm Cloud Appearance Affects Lightning Flashes
ESSIC/CISESS scientists Scott Rudlosky (SCSB) and Daile Zhang along with former CICS scientist Michael Peterson recently collaborated on two articles concerning the appearance of lightning flashes and thunderstorm clouds.