Impressions and Possible Conclusions

CIDs may occur only in the intense cores of thunderstorm, in regions of locally elevated electric field amplitudes. Compact Intracloud Discharges are:

• Powerful RF

• Temporally Isolated

• High Current Moment

CID's may someday serve as a real-time tool for judging storm severity.

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