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This publication, for the first time, associates initial breakdown pulses and narrow bipolar events to the same physical process inside the thundercloud: the growth of the initial bidirectional lightning leader.

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This page is a summary of: Physical mechanism of initial breakdown pulses and narrow bipolar events in lightning discharges, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, May 2015, American Geophysical Union (AGU),
DOI: 10.1002/2015jd023209.
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