Broadband VLF measurements of lightning-induced ionospheric perturbations

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1-4

  Cheng, Zhenggang ^a   Cummer, Steven A ^a  

^a Duke University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; ELECTRIC INDUCTORS; ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE; IONIZATION; IONOSPHERIC ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; LIGHTNING; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

BROADBAND SPECTRUM; IONOSPHERIC DISTURBANCES; IONOSPHERIC PERTURBATIONS; VERY LOW FREQUENCY (VLF);

IONOSPHERE;

IONOSPHERE; LIGHTNING;

EID: 22944443588     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004GL022187     Document Type: Article

References (18)

1. Armstrong, W. C. (1983), Recent advances from studies of the trimpi effect, Antarct. J. U. S., 18, 281-283.
2. Barrington-Leigh, C. P., U. S. Inan, and M. Stanley (2001), Identification of sprites and elves with intensified video and broadband array photometry, J. Geophys. Res., 106, 1741-1750.
3. Bickel, J. E., J. A. Ferguson, and G. V. Stanley (1970), Experimental observation of magnetic field effects on VLF propagation at night, Radio Sci., 5, 19-25.
4. Budden, K. G. (1961), The Wave-Guide Mode Theory of the Wave Propagation, Logos, London, UK.
5. Cummer, S. A., and U. S. Inan (2000), Modeling ELF radio atmospheric propagation and extracting lightning currents from ELF observations, Radio Sci., 35, 385-394.
6. Cummer, S. A., U. S. Inan, and T. F. Bell (1998), Ionospheric D region remote sensing using VLF radio atmospherics, Radio Sci., 33, 1781-1792.
7. Cummins, K. L., E. P. Krider, and M. D. Malone (1998), The US National Lightning Detection Network and applications of cloud-to-ground lightning data by electric power utilities, IEEE Trans. Electromagn. Compat., 40, 465-480.
8. Dowden, R. L. (1996), Comment on "VLF signatures of ionospheric disturbances associated with sprites" by Inan et al., Geophys. Res. Lett., 23, 3421-3422.
9. Fukunishi, H., Y. Takahashi, M. Kubota, K. Sakanoi, U. S. Inan, and W. A. Lyons (1996), Elves: Lighting-induced transient luminous events in the lower ionosphere, Geophy. Res. Lett., 23, 2157-2160.
10. Hobara, Y., N. Iwasaki, T. Hayashida, M. Hayajawa, K. Ohta, and H. Fukunishi (2001), Interrelation between ELF transients and ionospheric disturbances in association with sprites and elves, Geophys. Res. Lett., 28, 935-938.
11. Inan, U. S., J. V. Rodriguez, and V. P. Idone (1993), VLF signatures of lightning-induced heating and ionization of the nighttime D-region, Geophys. Res. Lett., 20, 2355-2358.
12. Inan, U. S., W. A. Sampson, and Y. N. Taranenko (1996a), Space-time structure of optical flashes and ionization changes produced by lightning-EMP, Geophys. Res. Lett., 23, 113-136.
13. Inan, U. S., T. F. Bell, and V. P. Pasko (1996b), Reply, Geophys. Res. Lett., 23, 3423-3424.
14. Johnson, M. P., U. S. Inan, S. J. Lev-Tov, and T. F. Bell (1999), Scattering pattern of lightning-induced ionospheric disturbances associated with early/fast VLF events, Geophys. Res. Lett., 26, 2363-2366.
15. Lev-Tov, S. J., U. S. Inan, and T. F. Bell (1995), Altitude profiles of localized D region disturbances produced in lightning-induced electron precipitation events, J. Geophys. Res., 100, 21,375-21,384.
16. Moore, R. C., C. P. Barrington-Leigh, U. S. Inan, and T. F. Bell (2003), Early/fast VLF events produced by electron density changes associated with sprite halos, J. Geophys. Res., 108(A10), 1363, doi:10.1029/ 2002JA009816.
17. Pappert, R. A., and J. A. Ferguson (1986), VLF/LF mode conversion model calculations for air to air transmissions in the Earth-ionosphere waveguide, Radio Sci., 21, 551-558.
18. Taranenko, Y. N., U. S. Inan, and T. F. Bell (1993), Interaction with the lower ionosphere of electromagnetic pulses from lightning: Heating, attachment, and ionization, Geophys. Res. Lett., 20, 1539-1542.