Lightning initiation: Strong pulses of VHF radiation accompany preliminary breakdown

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216208%3A11320%2F18%3A10389400" target="_blank" >RIV/00216208:11320/18:10389400 - isvavai.cz</a>

Nalezeny alternativní kódy

RIV/68378289:_____/18:00487518

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-21972-z" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-21972-z</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-21972-z" target="_blank" >10.1038/s41598-018-21972-z</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Lightning initiation: Strong pulses of VHF radiation accompany preliminary breakdown

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

We analyze lightning initiation process using magnetic field waveforms of preliminary breakdown (PB) pulses observed at time scales of a few tens of microseconds by a broad-band receiver. We compare these pulses with sources of narrow-band very high frequency (VHF) radiation at 60-66 MHz recorded by two separate Lightning Mapping Arrays (LMAs). We find that almost none of the observed PB pulses correspond to geo-located VHF radiation sources, in agreement with previous results and with the hypothesis that processes generating VHF radiation and PB pulses are only weakly related. However, our detailed analysis discovers that individual peaks of strong VHF radiation seen by separate LMA stations correspond surprisingly well to the PB pulses. This result shows that electromagnetic radiation generated during fast stepwise extension of developing lightning channels is spread over a large interval of frequencies. We also show that intense VHF radiation abruptly starts with the first PB pulse and that it is then continuously present during the entire PB phase of developing discharges.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Lightning initiation: Strong pulses of VHF radiation accompany preliminary breakdown

Popis výsledku anglicky

We analyze lightning initiation process using magnetic field waveforms of preliminary breakdown (PB) pulses observed at time scales of a few tens of microseconds by a broad-band receiver. We compare these pulses with sources of narrow-band very high frequency (VHF) radiation at 60-66 MHz recorded by two separate Lightning Mapping Arrays (LMAs). We find that almost none of the observed PB pulses correspond to geo-located VHF radiation sources, in agreement with previous results and with the hypothesis that processes generating VHF radiation and PB pulses are only weakly related. However, our detailed analysis discovers that individual peaks of strong VHF radiation seen by separate LMA stations correspond surprisingly well to the PB pulses. This result shows that electromagnetic radiation generated during fast stepwise extension of developing lightning channels is spread over a large interval of frequencies. We also show that intense VHF radiation abruptly starts with the first PB pulse and that it is then continuously present during the entire PB phase of developing discharges.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

10305 - Fluids and plasma physics (including surface physics)

Projekt

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Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2018

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Scientific Reports

ISSN

2045-2322

e-ISSN

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Svazek periodika

8

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

Feb

Stát vydavatele periodika

GB - Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska

Počet stran výsledku

10

Strana od-do

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Kód UT WoS článku

000426045700071

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85042728315