Characteristics of preliminary breakdown pulses in positive ground flashes during summer thunderstorms in Sweden

• Main Authors: Johari, Dalina, Ismail, Mohd Muzafar, Cooray, Vernon, Rahman, Mahbubur, Hettiarachchi, Pasan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2016
• Subjects: T Technology (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/17104/1/Characteristics%20Of%20Preliminary%20Breakdown%20Pulses%20In%20Positive%20Ground%20Flashes%20During%20Summer%20Thunderstorms%20In%20Sweden.pdf; http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/17104/; http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/7/3/39
• Institution: Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka

This paper presents the characteristics of the preliminary breakdown pulses (PBP) in 51 positive ground flashes recorded during 2014 summer thunderstorms in Sweden. Electric field measurements were conducted remotely using a broadband antenna system (up to 100 MHz) for a recording length of 1 s with...