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IN order to express more than mere surmises as to the origin of thunderstorm electricity we must, above all, be familiar with the atmospherical conditions under which thunderstorms usually occur. For this purpose we must first take into consideration two general facts in meteorology: first, the average decrease of temperature with increase of height in free air; and secondly, the nature of the upper clouds.
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Prof. L. Sohncke on the Origin of Thunderstorm Electricity 1 . Nature 32, 406–407 (1885). https://doi.org/10.1038/032406a0
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