Blue Jet (Noun)
Meaning
Atmospheric discharges (lasting 10 msec) bursting from the tops of giant storm clouds in blue cones that widen as they flash upward.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural phenomena.
Examples
- The extraordinary speed and brief duration of the blue jet makes it extremely difficult to detect and photograph.
- The jet bursts upward in a bright blue cone from the cloud's electrified anvil at its highest point.
- Recent observations indicate that the altitude and blue coloration of blue jets set them apart from the similar sprite.
- Most discharges occurred between 70 and 100 kilometers altitude as indistinct blue jets that fell short of the ionosphere.
- The research team first documented blue jets, named for their conical shape, above giant storm clouds during intense thunderstorms.