Re: "real" lightning and TC lightning...

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Original poster: "Peter Komen by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <pkomen-at-zianet-dot-com>

Godfrey,

There used to be a  cable stretched across a large valley at Langmuir Lab
(west of Socorro, NM).  I don't know if it is still there (the lab is but
the cable?).  Langmuir Lab was built to study cloud processes that produce
lightning, hail, and rain..  http://www.ee.nmt.edu/~langmuir/

Regards,

Pete Komen

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Subject: Re: "real" lightning and TC lightning...


> Original poster: "Godfrey Loudner by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <ggreen-at-gwtc-dot-net>
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> I recall reading an account of an outfit that strung a cable across a
> mountain valley through which storms would pass. At the middle of the
cable
> was attached another cable that hung towards the valley floor. When storm
> clouds enveloped the cable, spectacular arcs would flash between the loose
> cable end and the ground. Also balls of light were seen dancing around on
> the ground. I read this when I was in high school along time ago. I sort
of
> recall that it was in an old issue of national geographic, but maybe not.
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> Godfrey Loudner
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