Small-Scale Discharges Observed Near the Top of a Thunderstorm

被引：2

作者：

Scholten, O. ^{[1
,2
]}

Hare, B. M. ^{[1
]}

Dwyer, J. ^{[3
,4
]}

Liu, N. ^{[3
,4
]}

Sterpka, C. ^{[3
,4
]}

Assink, J. ^{[5
]}

Leijnse, H. ^{[6
]}

ter Veen, S. ^{[7
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Groningen, Kapteyn Astron Inst, Groningen, Netherlands

[2] Vrije Univ Brussel, Interuniv Inst High Energy, Brussels, Belgium

[3] Univ New Hampshire, Dept Phys, Durham, NH USA

[4] Univ New Hampshire, Space Sci Ctr EOS, Durham, NH USA

[5] Royal Netherlands Meteorol Inst, R&D Seismol & Acoust, De Bilt, Netherlands

[6] Royal Netherlands Meteorol Inst, R&D Observat & Data Technol, De Bilt, Netherlands

[7] Netherlands Inst Radio Astron ASTRON, Dwingeloo, Netherlands

来源：

GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS | 2023年 / 50卷 / 08期

基金：

爱尔兰科学基金会; 英国科学技术设施理事会;

关键词：

D O I：

10.1029/2022GL101304

中图分类号：

P [天文学、地球科学];

学科分类号：

07 ;

摘要：

We have used the LOw-Frequency ARray (LOFAR) to image a few lightning flashes during a particularly severe thunderstorm. The images show an exceptional amount of VHF activity at altitudes above 10 km. Much of this is in the form of small-scale discharges, not exceeding a few hundred meter, occurring seemingly randomly around the centers of active storm cells. To emphasize the incidental nature of these small-scale discharges or sparks we refer to them as "sparkles." A detailed investigation shows evidence that these sparkles are indicative of positive leader channels and that they are equivalent to the needle activity seen around positive leader tracks at lower altitudes.

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