Lightning Makes a Safe Zone in the Earth's Radiation Belts (2005)

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Radio waves generated by terrrestrial lighting get propagated by electrons along the Earth's magnetic field lines and sweep high-energy electrons away from their path. This opens a 'Safe Zone' in the radiation belts. Animator: Walt Feimer (HTSI). Scientist: James Green (NASA/GSFC).

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• Lightning, Space science, Radiation Belts