Broadband and narrowband RF interferometers for lightning observations
Two‐dimensional locations of VHF/UHF radiation sources emitted by lightning discharges are measured by both conventional narrowband and recently developed broadband interferometers during a field campaign in Darwin, Australia. Lightning channel images are recorded by an all sky video camera simultan...
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Published in | Geophysical research letters Vol. 27; no. 19; pp. 3189 - 3192 |
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Main Authors | , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Washington, DC
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
01.10.2000
American Geophysical Union |
Subjects | |
Online Access | Get full text |
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Summary: | Two‐dimensional locations of VHF/UHF radiation sources emitted by lightning discharges are measured by both conventional narrowband and recently developed broadband interferometers during a field campaign in Darwin, Australia. Lightning channel images are recorded by an all sky video camera simultaneously. Observation results are compared with each other to confirm the function of the broadband interferometer. The conclusion of comparisons is that these observations show excellent agreement from the aspects of accuracy in azimuth and elevation. The potential capability of the broadband interferometer is evaluated. Advantages and disadvantages of both interferometers are discussed by introducing 2D mapping for additional flashes. It is shown that the broadband interferometer can locate multiple radiation sources, which propagate simultaneously through branching, in time and space. |
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Bibliography: | ark:/67375/WNG-8WF6QNW1-0 istex:8D7EAAFCA126BDDD2E109E4F5080B5A398536D4C ArticleID:1999GL011058 ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-1 content type line 23 |
ISSN: | 0094-8276 1944-8007 |
DOI: | 10.1029/1999GL011058 |