An international group of researchers captured 'the most detailed' data on gamma-rays and thunderclouds ever.
. Thunderstorms can emit two different types of gamma-ray radiation: Short gamma-ray flashes and longer gamma-ray glows that can last from minutes to hours.
from NASA's Marshall Flight Center in Alabama. Doing so allowed the team to gather"the most detailed airborne analysis of gamma rays and thunderclouds ever recorded," according to the statement.Researchers from the University of Bergen in Norway, the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory and three different NASA centers participated in the study, known as Airborne Lightning Observatory for Fly's Eye GLM Simulator and Terrestrial gamma-ray flashes, or ALOFT.
The aircraft flew out of Tampa, Florida and conducted over 60 hours of observations.
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