Evidence of a high-altitude discharge process responsible for radar echoes at 24.4 MHz

作者: R.T. Tsunoda , R.C. Livingston , J.J. Buonocore , W.A. Lyons , T.E. Nelson

DOI: 10.1016/S1364-6826(98)00036-4

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摘要: Abstract We present preliminary evidence of a high-altitude, electrical discharge process that can produce radar echoes at 24.38 MHz. This conclusion is drawn from pulsed-radar observations near time-coincident occurrences impulsive electromagnetic radiation with originated altitudes well above those mesoscale convective systems.

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