Assessing the power law distribution of TGFs

被引：26

作者：

Collier, Andrew B. ^{[1
,2
,3
]}

Gjesteland, Thomas ^{[2
]}

Ostgaard, Nikolai ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] SANSA Space Sci, ZA-7200 Hermanus, South Africa

[2] Univ Bergen, Dept Phys & Technol, N-5020 Bergen, Norway

[3] Univ KwaZulu Natal, Sch Phys, Durban, South Africa

来源：

JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SPACE PHYSICS | 2011年 / 116卷

关键词：

GAMMA-RAY FLASHES; LIGHTNING LOCATION NETWORK; ALAMOS SFERIC ARRAY; RUNAWAY BREAKDOWN; DETECTION EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC-FIELDS; RED SPRITES; X-RAYS; CLOUD; THUNDERCLOUDS;

D O I：

10.1029/2011JA016612

中图分类号：

P1 [天文学];

学科分类号：

0704 ;

摘要：

The times and locations of 972 TGFs detected by Reuven Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager (RHESSI) between 4 March 2002 and 6 September 2010 were compared to lightning data for the same period. Based on a simple coincidence algorithm, 93 TGFs were uniquely matched to individual lightning discharges. The average delay between the lightning and the associated TGF was -0.77 ms, suggesting that the TGFs occurred prior to the lightning discharge. The majority of the matched lightning occurred within 500 km of the RHESSI sub-satellite point, although a few events were found at larger distances. A comparison of TGF intensity to observation angle for the matched events was found to be consistent with a power law model for the distribution of TGF intensities. Finally it was found that the matched TGFs were predominantly those of lower intensity.

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