scholarly journals The initial stage processes of rocket-and-wire triggered lightning as observed by VHF interferometry

2012 ◽  
Vol 117 (D9) ◽  
pp. n/a-n/a ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Yoshida ◽  
C. J. Biagi ◽  
V. A. Rakov ◽  
J. D. Hill ◽  
M. V. Stapleton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Initial Stage ◽  
Triggered Lightning

scholarly journals Characterization of the initial stage of negative rocket-triggered lightning

1999 ◽  
Vol 104 (D4) ◽  
pp. 4213-4222 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Wang ◽  
V. A. Rakov ◽  
M. A. Uman ◽  
M. I. Fernandez ◽  
K. J. Rambo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Initial Stage ◽  
Triggered Lightning

Upward negative leaders in positive triggered lightning: Stepping and branching in the initial stage

2017 ◽  
Vol 44 (13) ◽  
pp. 7029-7035 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yunjiao Pu ◽  
Rubin Jiang ◽  
Xiushu Qie ◽  
Mingyuan Liu ◽  
Hongbo Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Initial Stage ◽  
Triggered Lightning

scholarly journals Evolution Characteristics during Initial Stage of Triggered Lightning Based on Directly Measured Current

Atmosphere ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 658
Author(s):  
Zefang Chen ◽  
Yang Zhang ◽  
Yanfeng Fan ◽  
Jingxuan Wang ◽  
Dong Zheng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lightning Discharge ◽  
Ground Level ◽  
Current Data ◽  
Discharge Process ◽  
Measured Current ◽  
Critical Range ◽  
Initial Stage ◽  
Evolution Characteristics ◽  
Triggered Lightning ◽  
Initial Process

The initiation of a leader is an important lightning discharge process, but how an upward positive leader (UPL) initiates is still not fully understood. The evolution characteristics of a UPL during its initial stage was systematically studied based on directly measured current data of 14 triggered lightning events in 2019. It was found that the initial stage of triggered lightning can be divided into two types: a single initial process form and a multiple initial process form, with percentages of 64.29% and 35.71%, respectively. Compared with the former, the latter usually lasts longer, and the corresponding lightning is often triggered under a lower ground-level quasi-static electric field. In each initial process, precursor current pulses (PCPs), PCP clusters and initial precursor current pulse (IPCPs) are typical current waveforms, and the pulse durations and transferred charges of PCPs increase linearly with time. However, in the multiple initial process form, the pulse durations and transferred charges of PCPs will reduce significantly after each previous initial process and then continue to increase in the following initial process. In each initial process, when the pulse duration and transferred charge of a PCP increase to a certain extent, PCP clusters and IPCPs begin to appear. For the emergence of PCP clusters, the average values of the threshold are 3.48 μs and 19.53 μC, respectively. For the occurrence of IPCPs, the corresponding values are 4.69 μs and 27.23 μC, respectively. The average values of pulse durations and transferred charges of IPCPs are larger than those of PCP clusters. Compared with adjacent PCP clusters, IPCPs contain more pulses, with a critical range of 6–7. IPCPs also last longer, and have a critical range of 138–198 μs.

scholarly journals Characteristics of Electromagnetic Signals During the Initial Stage of Negative Rocket-Triggered Lightning

2018 ◽  
Vol 123 (20) ◽  
pp. 11,625-11,636 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanfeng Fan ◽  
Gaopeng Lu ◽  
Rubin Jiang ◽  
Hongbo Zhang ◽  
Xiao Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Initial Stage ◽  
Triggered Lightning ◽  
Electromagnetic Signals

Propagating features of upward positive leaders in the initial stage of rocket-triggered lightning

2013 ◽  
Vol 129-130 ◽  
pp. 90-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rubin Jiang ◽  
Xiushu Qie ◽  
Caixia Wang ◽  
Jing Yang
Keyword(s):  
Initial Stage ◽  
Triggered Lightning

Leader/return-stroke-like processes in the initial stage of rocket-triggered lightning

2006 ◽  
Vol 111 (D13) ◽  
Author(s):  
R. C. Olsen ◽  
V. A. Rakov ◽  
D. M. Jordan ◽  
J. Jerauld ◽  
M. A. Uman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Return Stroke ◽  
Initial Stage ◽  
Triggered Lightning

scholarly journals A Comprehensive Study on the Improved Radio-Frequency Magnetic Field Measurement for the Initial Upward Leader of a Negative Rocket-Triggered Lightning Flash

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 1533
Author(s):  
Tao Shi ◽  
Gaopeng Lu ◽  
Yanfeng Fan ◽  
Xiao Li ◽  
Yang Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Radio Frequency ◽  
Field Measurement ◽  
Magnetic Sensor ◽  
Magnetic Field Measurement ◽  
Quiet Period ◽  
Lightning Current ◽  
Initial Stage ◽  
Frequency Magnetic Field ◽  
Triggered Lightning

The spectrum analysis of the lightning current in the experiment campaign of 2019 reveals that the lightning current waveform contains rich medium-frequency (MF) radiation signals in the initial stage. However, there is a lack of resolution for MF signals by using conventional magnetic sensors. The bandwidth of radio-frequency magnetic field measurement is improved by extending to 20 kHz–1.2 MHz in the Guangdong Comprehensive Observation Experiment on Lightning Discharge (GCOELD). During the previously noticed “quiet period” that can only maintain the upward propagation with relatively small-scale breakdown, magnetic pulses of quiet period (MPQPs) are discerned more clearly than the previous experiment in GCOELD. Aided by the improvement of a magnetic sensor, this paper captures richer magnetic field signals radiated from the weak discharge of the precursory phage than previous experiments in GCOELD. The analysis shows that both aborted UPLs and UPLs are caused by weak discharge pulses called initial precursor pulses (IPPs), which are very similar to the amplitude of the streamer discharge obtained in the laboratory. In summary, the signals detected by an improved magnetic sensor will provide an important reference for exploring the pulse characteristics of the whole discharge process and formation mechanism of the UPL in the initial stage of triggered lightning.

scholarly journals Geometrical and electrical characteristics of the initial stage in Florida triggered lightning

2012 ◽  
Vol 39 (9) ◽  
pp. n/a-n/a ◽  
Author(s):  
J. D. Hill ◽  
J. Pilkey ◽  
M. A. Uman ◽  
D. M. Jordan ◽  
W. Rison ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Characteristics ◽  
Initial Stage ◽  
Triggered Lightning
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