forks.worldMapping how the Earth works
PARTICIPANTSRESOURCESLightningThunderstormsAtmosphereFireVegetationHeatNitrogen oxidesBiomassImpact +4 of 5. Click for details.Impact +4 of 5. Click for details.Impact +3 of 5. Click for details.Impact +3 of 5. Click for details.Convective storms separate charge between ice crystals and graupel; the field breaks down as lightning, about 1.4 billion flashes a year (about 44 per second), : uses HeatEach flash heats air to make nitrogen oxides: about 250 mol NOx per flash, 5 Tg N a year in total, a major NOx source for the free troposphere: makes Nitrogen oxidesmakesCloud-to-ground flashes ignite vegetation: lightning starts about 16% of US wildfires but burns over half the area: uses BiomassusesHeat: usesmakesNitrogen oxides: makesusesBiomass: usesStart: Lightning:charge separation,flashes, nitrog…STARTStart: Lightning: charge separation, flashes, nitrogen oxides and fire ignitionEnd: Lightning: chargeseparation, flashes,nitrogen oxides a…ENDEnd: Lightning: charge separation, flashes, nitrogen oxides and fire ignitionConvective stormsseparate charge betweenice crystals a…📄1Convective storms separate charge between ice crystals and graupel; the field breaks down as lightning, about 1.4 billion flashes a year (about 44 per second), Each flash heats air tomake nitrogen oxides:about 250 mol NOx p…📄1Each flash heats air to make nitrogen oxides: about 250 mol NOx per flash, 5 Tg N a year in total, a major NOx source for the free troposphereCloud-to-ground flashesignite vegetation:lightning starts abo…📄1Cloud-to-ground flashes ignite vegetation: lightning starts about 16% of US wildfires but burns over half the area
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