Initiation of lightning in thunderclouds

被引:11
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Rakov, VA [1 ]
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[1] Univ Florida, Dept Elect & Comp Engn, Gainesville, FL 32611 USA
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TOPICAL PROBLEMS OF NONLINEAR WAVE PHYSICS | 2006年 / 5975卷
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10.1117/12.675583
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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The maximum electric fields typically measured in thunderclouds are reviewed with a view toward lightning initiation mechanism. Initial breakdown processes in both cloud-to-ground and cloud discharges are considered, and characteristics of associated electric and magnetic field pulses are given. Narrow bipolar pulses attributed to the so-called compact intracloud discharges are characterized. Proposed mechanisms of lightning initiation in thunderclouds are presented and discussed.
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