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SUBMITTER: Genareau K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5686202 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Scientific reports 20171114 1
Lightning strikes are known to morphologically alter and chemically reduce geologic formations and deposits, forming fulgurites. A similar process occurs as the result of volcanic lightning discharge, when airborne volcanic ash is transformed into lightning-induced volcanic spherules (LIVS). Here, we adapt the calculations used in previous studies of lightning-induced damage to infrastructure materials to determine the effects on pseudo-ash samples of simplified composition. Using laboratory hig ...[more]