E07: Lightning and Related Phenomena (1)

Tuesday, August 19  13:40-15:40,  Room #15

Session Chairs: Vladimir A. Rakov, Satoru Yoshida

The session addresses the characterization of terrestrial and planetary electromagnetic noise, as well as natural noise from terrestrial and extra-terrestrial sources with a view towards the interests of CCIR and the advancement of knowledge.

13:40  E07.1   CHARACTERISTICS OF RADIATION OF LIGHTNING DISCHARGE IN LF BAND

S. Yoshida1, T. Wu2, T. Ushio2, K. Kusunoki1

1Meteorological Satellite & Observation system research Department, Meteorological Research Institute, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
2Dept. of Electrical, Electric and Information Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan


14:00  E07.2   OBSERVATIONS OF NARROW BIPOLAR EVENTS INITIATING REGULAR LIGHTNING FLASHES

T. Wu1, S. Yoshida2, T. Ushio1

1Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
2Meteorological Research Institute, Ibaraki, Japan


14:20  E07.3   THREE-DIMENSIONAL LIGHTNING CHARACTERISTICS RELATIVE TO REFLECTIVITY AND AIRFLOW STRUCTURE IN WINTER THUNDERSTORM

M. Nishihashi1, C. Fujiwara2, K. Kusunoki1, S. Yoshida1, S. Hayashi1, H. Inoue1, K. Arai1, K. Shimose1, R. Kato1, S. Saito1, E. Sato1, W. Mashiko1, H. Suzuki2

1Meteorological Research Institute, Tsukuba, Japan
2East Japan Railway Company, Saitama, Japan


14:40  E07.4   DEVELOPMENT OF POSITIVE DISCHARGE IN METER-SCALE STP AIR GAP.

P. Kochkin1, A. P. J. V. Deursen1, U. Ebert1,2

1Electrical Engineering Department, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, Netherlands
2Centre for Mathematics and Computer Science (CWI), Amsterdam, Netherlands


15:00  E07.5   DEVELOPMENT OF NEGATIVE DISCHARGE IN METER-SCALE STP AIR GAP.

P. Kochkin1, A. P. J. V. Deursen1, U. Ebert1,2

1Electrical Engineering Department, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, Netherlands
2Centre for Mathematics and Computer Science (CWI), Amsterdam, Netherlands


15:20  E07.6   FDTD ANALYSIS OF LIGHTNING ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSES CONSIDERING TOPOGRAPHY AND PRESENCE OF GROUNDED STRIKE OBJECT

M. Aoki1, Y. Baba1, N. Itamoto2, V. A. Rakov3

1Doshisha University, Kyoto, Japan
2Hokuriku Electric Power Company, Toyama, Japan
3University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA