Title :
Detailed observations of lightning flashes and processes associated with terrestrial gamma ray flashes
Author :
Cummer, Steven A. ; Lu, Gaopeng ; Li, Jingbo ; Blakeslee, Richard J. ; Smith, David M. ; Dwyer, Joseph R. ; Briggs, Michael S. ; Connaughton, Valerie ; Fishman, Gerald J.
Author_Institution :
Electr. & Comput. Eng. Dept., Duke Univ., Durham, NC, USA
Abstract :
We describe recent coordinated observations of lightning and terrestrial gamma ray flashes (TGFs) that provide new insight into the detailed processes that generate this thunderstorm-driven high-energy radiation. These observations include lightning mapping array measurements of the structure and development of a lightning flash that produced a TGF, and high time resolution observations of the specific lightning processes associated with three TGFs.
Keywords :
atmospheric techniques; lightning; thunderstorms; high time resolution observations; lightning flashes; lightning mapping array measurements; terrestrial gamma ray flashes; thunderstorm-driven high-energy radiation; Arrays; Educational institutions; Lightning; Production; Satellite broadcasting; USA Councils;
Conference_Titel :
General Assembly and Scientific Symposium, 2011 XXXth URSI
Conference_Location :
Istanbul
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5117-3
DOI :
10.1109/URSIGASS.2011.6050934