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blue jet

/bluː dʒet/

Traducción: Tipo de descarga eléctrica o rayo que ocurre muy por encima de las nubes de tormenta y que aparece como un destello azul cónico que se dispara hacia arriba en la estratosfera.

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/bluː dʒet/C1formalscientific
  • esTipo de descarga eléctrica o rayo que ocurre muy por encima de las nubes de tormenta y que aparece como un destello azul cónico que se dispara hacia arriba en la estratosfera.

A type of electrical discharge or lightning that occurs high above thunderstorm clouds, appearing as a blue cone-shaped jet of light shooting upward into the stratosphere.

  1. Upper atmospheric electrical dischargeC2formal

    A type of transient luminous event (TLE) that occurs above thunderstorms, appearing as a blue cone of light shooting upward from the top of a thundercloud into the stratosphere.

    esChorro azul

    • Blue jets are rarely observed from the ground due to their brief duration.
    • Scientists study blue jets to better understand the electrical coupling between the troposphere and the ionosphere.
    • A blue jet was captured on camera by a high-altitude aircraft.