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For some time past it has been suspected that, at some instant during the leader process of the normal lightning discharge, streamers may be produced which rise from earth to meet the down-coming leader stroke. However, information on the lengths of such streamers has so far been lacking.
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GOLDE, R. Occurrence of Upward Streamers in Lightning Discharges. Nature 160, 395–396 (1947). https://doi.org/10.1038/160395b0
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