Fast Positive Breakdown, NBEs, and Lightning Initiation

Paul R Krehbiel1, William Rison1, Michael Stock2, Harald E Edens3, Xuan-Min Shao4, Ronald J Thomas5, Mark A Stanley6 and Yang Zhang7, (1)New Mexico Tech, Langmuir Laboratory, Socorro, United States, (2)Earth Networks Inc., Germantown, MD, United States, (3)New Mexico Tech, Langmuir Laboratory, Socorro, NM, United States, (4)Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, United States, (5)New Mexico Inst Mining & Tech, Socorro, United States, (6)New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Langmuir Laboratory for Atmospheric Research, Socorro, NM, United States, (7)Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Severe Weather (LASW), Beijing, China