NASA NTRS · 19750035478
Correlated electric and magnetic fields from lightning return strokes
Abstract
The first broad band (1 kHz to 5 mHz) correlated measurements of electric and magnetic fields from close lightning return strokes are presented. Sample wave forms are shown for the distance range 2-200 km. The transmission line return stroke model is used to find a typical current wave shape and return stroke velocity from the experimental data, and theoretical curves are given of electric and magnetic field as a function of time for 1, 5, 10, and 100 km by using this typical current and velocity.
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Uman, M. A., Brantley, R. D., Lin, Y. T., Tiller, J. A., Krider, E. P., Mclain, D. K.. 1975-01-20. Correlated electric and magnetic fields from lightning return strokes. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19750035478
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