On the initiation of lightning in thunderclouds [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2017 The relationship of lightning and elementary particle fluxes in the thunderclouds is not fully understood to date. Using the particle beams (the so-called Thunderstorm Ground Enhancements – TGEs) as a probe we investigate the characteristics of the ...
Ashot Chilingarian +7 more
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A New Electric Field Mill Network to Estimate Temporal Variation of Simplified Charge Model in an Isolated Thundercloud [PDF]
Sensors, 2022 The gross charge distribution in an electrified cloud has already been estimated by polarity distribution of the electrostatic field on the ground surface.
Kozo Yamashita +4 more
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Relay charge transport in thunderclouds and its role in lightning initiation [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2022 A new mechanism of charge transport inside a thundercloud is suggested and numerically investigated. The considered mechanism can be called “relay” because it is provided by a dynamical network of a relatively small amount of continuously decaying and ...
A. A. Syssoev +4 more
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From decimeter-scale elevated ionic conductivity regions in the cloud to lightning initiation [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2021 In this work, we represent the lightning initiation scenario as a sequence of two transitions of discharge activity to progressively larger spatial scales: the first one is from small-scale avalanches to intermediate-scale streamers; and the second one ...
D. I. Iudin +4 more
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Atmosphere, 2023 In this study, we simulated the electron density disturbance at night in the bottom of the ionosphere caused by the electrostatic field in a thundercloud. The simulation was conducted using the charge of the thundercloud as the source, by incorporating a
Chen Zhou
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Investigation of Thundercloud Features in Different Regions
Remote Sensing, 2021 A comparison of thundercloud characteristics in different regions of the world was conducted. The clouds studied developed in India, China and in two regions of Russia. Several field projects were discussed. Cloud characteristics were measured by weather
Ali M Abshaev +2 more
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On the Electric Fields Produced by Dipolar Coulomb Charges of an Individual Thundercloud in the Ionosphere [PDF]
Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences, 2015 In this paper we study the transmission of the electrostatic field due to coulomb charges of an individual thundercloud into the midlatitude ionosphere, taking into account the total geomagnetic field integrated Pedersen conductivity of the ionosphere.
Vitaly P. Kim, Valery V. Hegai
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Polarity transitions of narrow bipolar events in thundercloud tops reaching the lower stratosphere [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsBlue corona discharges are often generated in thunderclouds penetrating into the stratosphere and are the optical manifestation of narrow bipolar events (NBEs) observed in radio signals.
Feifan Liu +10 more
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Development of a Space-charge-sensing System [PDF]
Sensors, 2007 A system for remotely measuring the distribution of air space charge in real time is developed. The system consists of a loudspeaker and an electric field antenna.
Teiji Watanabe +3 more
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Extraction and mapping of downpour impact and their Cumulonimbus origin, 20 May 2020, Vâlcea (Romania) via Sentinnel-1 SAR dual polarization [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2022 The aim of this work is to study the impact and characteristics of the meteorological phenomenon that occurred on May 20, 2020 in Vâlcea County, Romania.
Kamel Hachemi +3 more
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