RF and X-ray source locations during the lightning attachment process

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 115, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Howard, J ^a   Uman, M A ^a   Biagi, C ^a   Hill, D ^a   Jerauld, J ^a,b   Rakov, V A ^a   Dwyer, J ^c   Saleh, Z ^c   Rassoul, H ^c  

^a J Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering   (United States)

^b RAYTHEON COMPANY   (United States)

^c Department of Physics and Space Sciences Florida Institute of Technology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELDS; LIGHTNING; SENSORS; X RAY APPARATUS;

ATTACHMENT PROCESS; CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING; CO-LOCATED; ELECTRIC FIELD WAVEFORM; LIGHTNING ATTACHMENT; MULTIPLE CONNECTIONS; ORDER OF MAGNITUDE; PHYSICAL PROCESS; PROPAGATION SPEED; RAPID TRANSITIONS; RF SOURCES; STEP PULSE; STEPPED LEADER; TRIGGERED FLASHES; WAVE FORMS; X-RAY DETECTOR; X-RAY SOURCES;

X RAYS;

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING; ELECTRIC FIELD; SENSOR; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS; X-RAY;

EID: 77950110932     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JD012055     Document Type: Article

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