Radio-physical methods of analysis for thunderstorm field perturbations

Author

Mareev, E.A. ; Klimenko, V.V. ; Shlyugaev, Yu V. ; Shatalina, M.V. ; Iudin, D.I.

Author_Institution

Inst. of Appl. Phys., Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

fYear

2011

fDate

13-20 Aug. 2011

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

Complex field experiments have been undertaken on the basis of the observational set-up arranged in the Upper-Volga Region during the convective seasons of 2005-2010. Spectral and statistical characteristics of electric field perturbations in the vicinity of thunderstorm clouds have been investigated. Statistical analysis allowed us to relate found peculiarities with different stages of thunderstorm generator dynamics. We develop our fractal simulation code to take into account the spatio-temporal dynamics of a cloud discharge, to compare the results with the observations and to address several actual problems of lightning initiation physics.

Keywords

clouds; fractals; lightning; radiosondes; spatiotemporal phenomena; statistical analysis; thunderstorms; AD 2005 to 2010; Russia; Upper-Volga Region; cloud discharge; complex field experiments; convective seasons; electric field perturbations; fractal simulation code; lightning initiation physics; observational set-up; radio-physical methods; spatiotemporal dynamics; spectral characteristics; statistical analysis; statistical characteristics; thunderstorm clouds; thunderstorm field perturbations; thunderstorm generator dynamics; Clouds; Discharges; Electric fields; Fractals; Generators; Lightning; Statistical analysis;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

General Assembly and Scientific Symposium, 2011 XXXth URSI

Conference_Location

Istanbul

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-5117-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/URSIGASS.2011.6050703

Filename

6050703