Title :
Seasonal drift of the global thunderstorms and Schumann resonance frequencies
Author :
Nickolaenko, A.P. ; Rabinowicz, L.M.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Radiophys. & Electron., Acad. of Sci., Kharkov, Ukraine
Abstract :
We discuss the impact of the seasonal north-south drift of the global thunderstorm centers on the results of observation of the first mode Schumann resonance (SR) frequency. We apply two models of the global thunderstorm distribution. The first is the model of a single compact lightning center. This center is positioned near the evening terminator and has the size of some tens of degrees. At the solstice period of the year, the center shifts southward (during the winter time in the Northern hemisphere) or northward (during the summer). Its diurnal trace coincides with the equator at equinox conditions. The second model is based on the concept of three global thunderstorm centers situated over Africa, Central America and South-East Asia. Seasonal drifts of the centers are pertinent to the model as well
Keywords :
ionospheric disturbances; ionospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; lightning; radiowave propagation; thunderstorms; Africa; Central America; South-East Asia; compact lightning center; diurnal trace; equinox; evening terminator; first mode Schumann resonance frequency; global thunderstorm distribution; global thunderstorms; seasonal drift; seasonal north-south drift; solstice; Amplitude modulation; Conductivity; Frequency modulation; Ionosphere; Lightning; Radio astronomy; Resonance; Resonant frequency; Strontium; Sun;
Conference_Titel :
Mathematical Methods in Electromagnetic Theory, 1998. MMET 98. 1998 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kharkov
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4360-3
DOI :
10.1109/MMET.1998.709753