Modeling the Stepping Process of Negative Lightning Stepped Leaders

A physical model based on the mechanism observed in experimental investigations is introduced to describe the formation of negative leader steps. Starting with a small length of a space leader located at the periphery of the negative streamer system of the stepped leader, the model simulates the gro...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Vernon Cooray, Liliana Arevalo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-12-01
Series:Atmosphere
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/8/12/245