U.S. Department of EnergyOffice of Scientific and Technical Information
Daily Arctic Lightning Strokes
Abstract
In recent decades, lightning activity at high latitudes has increased. Tall thunderstorm clouds affect radiation balance directly, as well as indirectly through lightning-initiated fires and the resulting smoke. One can remotely sense lightning strokes over the globe through their VLF radio emission, and, with multiple receivers, it is possible to precisely locate lightning strokes. This technique makes it possible to continuously monitor arctic lightning--a capability not possible by other means. In this research effort, a World-Wide Lightning Location Network station, consisting of a VLF receiver, signal processing hardware, and analysis software, were installed at the North Slope of Alaska (NSA) facility and planned to operate for several years. This far north location is expected to improve the network's high-latitude detection efficiency.
- Authors:
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- ORNL
- Publication Date:
- Other Number(s):
- ARM0806
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-00OR22725
- Research Org.:
- Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Archive, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (US); ARM Data Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER)
- Collaborations:
- PNNL, BNL, ANL, ORNL
- Subject:
- 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; RegionalStrokeCounts; correctedCounts; counts; deltaLongitude; extra1; latitude; longitude; regionArea
- OSTI Identifier:
- 2377965
- DOI:
- https://doi.org/10.5439/2377965
Citation Formats
Holzworth, Robert H, and McCarthy, Michael. Daily Arctic Lightning Strokes. United States: N. p., 2024.
Web. doi:10.5439/2377965.
Holzworth, Robert H, & McCarthy, Michael. Daily Arctic Lightning Strokes. United States. doi:https://doi.org/10.5439/2377965
Holzworth, Robert H, and McCarthy, Michael. 2024.
"Daily Arctic Lightning Strokes". United States. doi:https://doi.org/10.5439/2377965. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/2377965. Pub date:Fri Jun 28 04:00:00 UTC 2024
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title = {Daily Arctic Lightning Strokes},
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abstractNote = {In recent decades, lightning activity at high latitudes has increased. Tall thunderstorm clouds affect radiation balance directly, as well as indirectly through lightning-initiated fires and the resulting smoke. One can remotely sense lightning strokes over the globe through their VLF radio emission, and, with multiple receivers, it is possible to precisely locate lightning strokes. This technique makes it possible to continuously monitor arctic lightning--a capability not possible by other means. In this research effort, a World-Wide Lightning Location Network station, consisting of a VLF receiver, signal processing hardware, and analysis software, were installed at the North Slope of Alaska (NSA) facility and planned to operate for several years. This far north location is expected to improve the network's high-latitude detection efficiency.},
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year = {Fri Jun 28 04:00:00 UTC 2024},
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