Propagation of Discharge Channel Inside the Cloud,

Abstract

A mechanism for propagation of discharge channel inside the cloud is proposed. The mecahnism is based on the motion of charged streamers under the combined influence of cloud-electric field and geomagnetic field. The mechanism gives a theoretical explanation for various experimental observations that most intracloud discharges and incloud portions of ground discharge are oriented roughly horizontally and are always aligned in the same direction.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADP002197

Entities

People

  • J. Rai
  • N. C. Varshneya
  • P. P. Pathak

Organizations

  • Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Electric Fields
  • Electricity
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Electrostatics
  • Lepidoptera
  • Lightning
  • Observation
  • Radiation
  • Static Electricity

Readers

  • Plasma Physics.
  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.