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... Power failures and communication disruptions have occurred during intense geomagnetic storms. It also appears that the electromagnetic transients that are produced by lightning and man-made power systems can affect trapped particle populations in the magnetosphere and cause particle precipitation into the upper atmosphere at low geomagnetic latitudes.
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... Most flashes contain two to four return strokes, with each affecting a different volume of cloud charge (see Chap
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  • geomagnetic storm
  • electric field
  • telluric current
  • magnetic storms
  • geomagnetic storms

  • negative charge
  • space charge
  • atmospheric electricity
  • magnetic storm
  • cloud electrification

  • particle precipitation
  • upper atmosphere
  • positive charge
  • return stroke
  • electrical processes

  • return strokes
  • global electrical


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