#atmospheric_electricity__atmosphericelectricity  electrical discharges in the atmosphere
  supertype:  electrical_discharge  atmospheric_phenomenon
  subtype:  elves__elve  an acronym for Emissions of Light and Very low frequency perturbations due to Electromagnetic pulse Sources; extremely bright extremely short (less than a msec) electrical flashes forming a huge ring (up to 400 km diameter) in the ionosphere
  subtype:  blue_jets__jets  atmospheric discharges (lasting 10 msec) bursting from the tops of giant storm clouds in blue cones that widen as they flash upward
  subtype:  lightning  abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
     subtype:  forked_lightning__chain_lightning__chainlightning  a form of lightning that moves rapidly in a zigzag path with one end divided (fork-like)
     subtype:  bolt_of_lightning__thunderbolt__bolt  a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
  subtype:  red_sprites__redsprite__sprites__sprite  atmospheric electricity (lasting 10 msec) appearing as globular flashes of red (pink to blood-red) light rising to heights of 60 miles (sometimes seen together with elves)

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