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Accession Number:
ADP002228
Title:
On the Oscillating Bipolar Return Stroke Current,
Corporate Author:
NAGOYA UNIV (JAPAN) RESEARCH INST OF ATMOSPHERICS
Report Date:
1983-01-01
Abstract:
Oscillating bipolar field changes due to nearby lightning return strokes up to 25 km distance were sometimes recorded during winter thunderstorms in Japan together with ordinary unipolar field changes as recorded in summer thunderstorms. In order to understand the reason for the appearance of an oscillating field change, we calculated the return stroke current along a lightning channel with a transmission line model. The calculation shows that the return stroke current oscillates because of the relatively small volume of the winter thundercloud. Author
Supplementary Note:
This article is from 'International Aerospace and Ground Conference on Lightning and Static Electricity (8th): 'Lightning Technology Roundup,' held at Fort Worth, Texas on 21-23 June 1983,' AD-A135 100, p83-1 thru 83-11.
Pages:
0011
File Size:
0.00MB
