Evaluation of U.S. national lightning detection network performance characteristics using rocket-triggered lightning data acquired in 2004-2009

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Nag, A ^a   Mallick, S ^a   Rakov, V A ^a   Howard, J S ^a   Biagi, C J ^a   Hill, J D ^a   Uman, M A ^a   Jordan, D M ^a   Rambo, K J ^a   Jerauld, J E ^a,b   DeCarlo, B A ^a,c   Cummins, K L ^d   Cramer, J A ^e  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

^b RAYTHEON COMPANY   (United States)

^c SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^e Vaisala Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NETWORK PERFORMANCE; ROCKETS;

ABSOLUTE LOCATION ERRORS; ABSOLUTE VALUES; CURRENT ESTIMATION; DETECTION EFFICIENCY; FLORIDA; LIGHTNING DETECTION; NEGATIVE FLASHES; NEGATIVE LIGHTNING; PEAK CURRENTS; PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS; RETURN STROKE; STROKE DETECTION; TRIGGERED FLASHES; TRIGGERED LIGHTNING;

LIGHTNING;

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING; CURRENT; ERROR ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TRIGGER MECHANISM;

CAMP BLANDING; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79551618560     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JD014929     Document Type: Article

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