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NASA: A Lightning Primer
written by Steven Goodman
This NASA resource is a complete primer on the subject of lightning.  It includes an easily understood description of the lightning discharge process, photos and text describing modern data collection & detection techniques, and a brief history of the scientific study of lightning.
https://lightning.nsstc.nasa.gov/primer/index.html
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Electricity & Magnetism
- Electric Fields and Potential
- Electrostatics
Other Sciences
- Geoscience
- Meteorology
- Informal Education
- High School
- Reference Material
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Keywords:
electric charge, electrostatics, lightning, lightning detection, lightning propogation, lightning research
Record Cloner:
Metadata instance created November 3, 2006 by Caroline Hall
Record Updated:
January 22, 2018 by Caroline Hall
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when Cataloged:
December 1, 2005
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S. Goodman, (2005), WWW Document, (https://lightning.nsstc.nasa.gov/primer/index.html).
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S. Goodman, NASA: A Lightning Primer (2005), <https://lightning.nsstc.nasa.gov/primer/index.html>.
APA Format
Goodman, S. (2005, December 1). NASA: A Lightning Primer. Retrieved May 2, 2025, from https://lightning.nsstc.nasa.gov/primer/index.html
Chicago Format
Goodman, Steven. NASA: A Lightning Primer. December 1, 2005. https://lightning.nsstc.nasa.gov/primer/index.html (accessed 2 May 2025).
MLA Format
Goodman, Steven. NASA: A Lightning Primer. 2005. 1 Dec. 2005. 2 May 2025 <https://lightning.nsstc.nasa.gov/primer/index.html>.
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@misc{ Author = "Steven Goodman", Title = {NASA: A Lightning Primer}, Volume = {2025}, Number = {2 May 2025}, Month = {December 1, 2005}, Year = {2005} }
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