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red sprites

/rɛd spraɪts/

翻译: 发生在雷暴云上方高空的大规模放电现象,表现为大气高层中红橙色的闪光,通常仅持续数毫秒。

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  • zh发生在雷暴云上方高空的大规模放电现象,表现为大气高层中红橙色的闪光,通常仅持续数毫秒。

Large-scale electrical discharges that occur high above thunderstorm clouds, appearing as reddish-orange flashes of light in the upper atmosphere, typically lasting only milliseconds.

  1. Atmospheric electrical phenomenonC1formal

    Large-scale, reddish electrical discharges that occur high above thunderstorm clouds, often associated with lightning.

    zh红色精灵

    • Red sprites are rarely seen from the ground due to their brief duration.
    • Scientists captured images of red sprites above a storm in Kansas.
    • These phenomena occur in the mesosphere, far above regular lightning.