On Reconstructing Global Lightning Scenarios from Background Schumann Resonance Observations
To monitor the worldwide lightning activity from observations of the Schumann resonance (SR) background signal, a reliable propagation theory is required as an element of the monitoring procedure. In the paper, it is shown that the two-dimensional telegraph equation (TDTE) technique, a method for treating the non-uniform structure of the Earth ionosphere resonator, provides a reasonable agreement between experimental and theoretical diurnal variations of the electric and magnetic components of the SR background signal for typical lightning scenarios formulated on the basis of meteorological and satellite data. As for the periods of typical behavior of the lightning activity, the diurnal variations of the SR modal frequencies are considered as a key diagnostic for monitoring.
Vadmin Mushtak Earle Williams
Parsons Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, U.S.A
国际会议
第13届国际大气电学会议(The 13th International Conference on Atmospheric Electricity)
北京
英文
2007-08-13（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）