Lightning discharge process based on short-baseline lightning VHF radiation source locating system

Cao Dong-Jie; Qie Xiu-Shu; Duan Shu; Xuan Yue-Jian; Wang Dong-Fang

doi:10.7498/aps.61.069202

Abstract

A lightning VHF radiation source location system based on short-baseline technology is used to study the location of VHF radiation source in the lightning discharge process. The observation was conducted in Daxing'anling during summer of 2009. Positive cloud-to-ground (CG) lightning, negative CG lightning, and intra-cloud (IC) lightning are analyzed based on the locating results and simultaneous electric field changes. The long lasting preliminary breakdown process of CG flash appears as two-level structure of discharge channel in cloud. There are obvious recoil streamers during the final stage of preliminary breakdown process. The preliminary breakdown process propagates at a speed of about 104 m/s. The preliminary breakdown seems to be necessary for the initiation of stepped leader. The stepped leader starts from the source region of preliminary breakdown and propagates downwards. The stepped leader produces intensive VHF radiation. The propagation speed of stepped leader is about 105 m/s. The K process is caused by the streamers propagating backwards and forwards along the electrified channel. Characteristics of discharge processes before and after the return stroke of positive CG flash are different from those of negative CG flash obviously. During long continuing current after the return stroke of positive CG flash, discharges in cloud produce intensive VHF radiation. The energy spectrum of the VHF radiation produced by lightning is studied statistically. It is found that the energy spectrum of VHF radiation decreases quickly with the frequency at a rate of about f-2.9 between 125 and 200 MHz.

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Authors and contacts

1.
Key Laboratory of Atmosphere and Global Environment Observation (LAGEO), Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China;
2.
Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China

Corresponding author: Qie Xiu-Shu, qiex@mail.iap.ac.cn

Funds: Project supported by the Special Scientific Research Fund of Meteorological Public Welfare Profession of China (Grant No. 200704027-1), the National Key Technology Research and Development Program of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (Grant No. 2008BAC36B03), and Key Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 40930949).

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