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Staccato lightning

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-002620

A Cloud to Ground (CG) lightning discharge which appears as a single very bright, short-duration stroke, often with considerable branching.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-002620
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
ReferencesNWS Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-002620",
  "term": "Staccato lightning",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "term_source": "Staccato Lightning",
  "definition": "A Cloud to Ground (CG) lightning discharge which appears as a single very bright, short-duration stroke, often with considerable branching.",
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/staccato-lightning/"
}

Record 9,042 of 10,816 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.