[meteorite-list] Fulgurites Used to Measure Lightning Strike's Energy

[Paul]

Study Provides a New Method to Measure the Energy
of a Lightning Strike By investigating “fossilized”
sand cylinders made by lightning strikes, sometimes
thousands of years old, a University of South Florida
professor provides a unique history of lightning and
the energy contained in a single strike.
http://news.usf.edu/article/templates/?a=7453&z=220

Scientists Measure Lightning Energy With Fossils
by Jon Mendoza Aug 04, 2016 03:45 AM EDT
http://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/26250/20160804/scientists-measure-lightning-energy-fossils.htm

Florida researchers develop new method of calculating
lightning strike's energy using geological methods
French Tribune
http://frenchtribune.com/teneur/1624974-florida-researchers-develop-new-method-calculating-lightning-strike-s-energy-using

The paper is:

Pasek, M. A., and M. Hurst, 2016, A Fossilized Energy
Distribution of Lightning Scientific Reports. Vol. 6,
Article number: 30586
http://www.nature.com/articles/srep30586

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Paul H.