LIGHTNING DRIVEN EMP IN THE UPPER-ATMOSPHERE

Authors
ROWLAND HL FERNSLER RF HUBA JD BERNHARDT PA
Citation
Hl. Rowland et al., LIGHTNING DRIVEN EMP IN THE UPPER-ATMOSPHERE, Geophysical research letters, 22(4), 1995, pp. 361-364
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Geosciences, Interdisciplinary
Journal title
Geophysical research letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
00948276
Volume
22
Issue
4
Year of publication
1995
Pages
361 - 364
Database
ISI
SICI code
0094-8276(1995)22:4<361:LDEITU>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
Large lightning discharges can derive electromagnetic pulses that caus e breakdown of the neutral atmosphere between 80 and 95 km leading to order of magnitude increases in the plasma density. The increase in th e plasma density leads to increased reflection and absorption, and lim its the pulse strength that propagates higher into the ionosphere.