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© Jena Jenkins Nitrogen, oxygen and water vapor molecules are broken apart by lightning and associated weaker electrical discharges, generating the reactive gases NO, O3, HO2, and the atmosphere s cleanser, OH. Lightning bolts break apart nitrogen and oxygen molecules in the atmosphere and create reactive chemicals that affect greenhouse gases. Now, a team of atmospheric chemists and lightning scientists have found that lightning bolts and, surprisingly, subvisible discharges that cannot be seen by cameras or the naked eye produce extreme amounts of the hydroxyl radical OH and hydroperoxyl radical HO 2. The hydroxyl radical is important in the atmosphere because it initiates chemical reactions and breaks down molecules like the greenhouse gas methane. OH is the main driver of many compositional changes in the atmosphere.

United statesDonald macgormanPatrickj mcfarlandJingqiu maoJenam jenkinsXinrong renSean waughEric bruningWilliamh bruneDavido millerJeff peischlNational severe storm laboratoryEnvironmental sciencesInstitute for researchNational science foundationJournal of geophysical research