Physics
Scientific paper
Apr 2004
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2004georl..3108104j&link_type=abstract
Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 31, Issue 8, CiteID L08104
Physics
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Meteorology And Atmospheric Dynamics, Meteorology And Atmospheric Dynamics: Atmospheric Electricity, Meteorology And Atmospheric Dynamics: Lightning
Scientific paper
We present measured current, luminosity, and electric and magnetic fields for a rocket-triggered two-stroke flash. The first stroke lowered negative charge to ground and the second stroke lowered positive charge via the same channel. A triggered positive stroke is a very rare event. The measured negative return stroke peak current was -11 kA and the positive +5 kA, with the total charge transfers being -1 C and +24 C, respectively. Electric field measurements at 120 to 520 m indicate that the negative and positive dart leader charge densities were approximately constant with height, -7.2 × 10-5 C m-1 and +5.5 × 10-5 C m-1, respectively. Magnetic field measurements indicate a negative leader current of -1.9 kA and a positive leader current of +400 A. Negative and positive dart-leader speeds are estimated to be 2.7 × 107 m s-1 and 0.7 × 107 m s-1, respectively. Negative and positive return stroke speeds are estimated to be 1.6 × 108 and 0.92 × 108 m s-1, respectively.
Jerauld J.
Jordan Douglas M.
Rakov Vladimir A.
Rambo Keith J.
Uman Martin A.
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