Measured close lightning leader-step electric field-derivative waveforms

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 116, Issue 8, 2011, Pages

  Howard, J ^a,b   Uman, M A ^a   Biagi, C ^a   Hill, D ^a   Rakov, V A ^a   Jordan, D M ^a  

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

^b SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ION EXCHANGE; LIGHTNING;

BACKGROUND LEVEL; BIPOLAR PULSE; CLOSE DISTANCE; CURRENT RISE; CURRENT WAVEFORMS; ELECTROMAGNETIC SIGNATURES; FAST TRANSITION; FIELD DERIVATIVES; HEIGHT CONSTANTS; LIGHTNING LEADER; MEASURED FIELD; NEGATIVE LIGHTNING; PEAK CURRENTS; PEAK WIDTHS; RETURN STROKE; RISETIMES; STANDARD DEVIATION; STEP ELECTRIC FIELDS; WAVE FORMS;

ELECTRIC FIELD MEASUREMENT;

AMPLITUDE; ATMOSPHERIC FRONT; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROMAGNETIC METHOD; LIGHTNING; NUMERICAL MODEL; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

EID: 79955060312     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JD015249     Document Type: Article

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