Preliminary observations of lightning signature at 2400 MHz in Sweden thunderstorm

• Published in: 2012 IEEE Asia-Pacific Conference on Applied Electromagnetics (APACE) pp. 88 - 91
• Main Authors: Ahmad, M. R., Esa, M. R. M., Hettiarachchi, P., Cooray, V.
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 01.12.2012
• Subjects: 2400 MHz; Antenna measurements; Bit error rate; Broadband antennas; Broadband communication; cloud discharge; Discharges (electric); ground discharge; Lightning; lightning signature; Time measurement
• ISBN: 9781467331142; 1467331147
• DOI: 10.1109/APACE.2012.6457638

This paper presents a preliminary observation of lightning signature at 2400 MHz. We believe this is the first time such observation was made in such frequency band. One positive ground discharge and one cloud discharge waveforms have been selected from a collection of waveforms recorded using fast and slow broadband antenna systems. In addition, waveforms recorded directly from 2400 MHz whip antenna associated with the selected ground and cloud discharges waveforms were observed. The measurements were carried out in Uppsala, Sweden in July 2012. We discovered a possible lightning signature at 2400 MHz with the existence of bursts of pulses happened to occur simultaneously with preliminary breakdown, negative return stroke and cloud pulses. These bursts of pulses possibly interfered in some ways with the transmitted bits leading to higher recorded error bits during the thunderstorm.