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Lin et al. 1979
Lin, Y.T., Uman, M.A., Tiller, J.A., Brantley, R.D., Beasley, W.H., Krider, E.P. and Weidman, C.D. (1979). Characterization of lightning return stroke electric and magnetic fields from simultaneous two-station measurements. Journal of Geophysical Research 84: doi: 10.1029/JC080i010p06307. issn: 0148-0227.

We present a characterization of Florida lightning return stroke electric and magnetic fields derived from simultaneous measurements of the fields at two separate stations, one station being within 15 km of the lightning, the other at either about 50 or 200 km from the lightning. We give (1) examples of correlated wave forms, (2) typical first and subsequent stroke wave forms over the distance range 1.0--200 km, and (3) the following statistical data from which the typical wave forms were derived: for electric field, rise time, initial peak value, ramp starting time, ramp slope, value at 170 μs, ratio of value at 170 μs to initial peak, zero-crossing time for 50 and 200 km wave forms; for magnetic fields, time of hump following initial peak, ratio of hump value to initial peak value, zero-crossing time for 50 and 200 km wave forms. Return stroke electric and magnetic field characteristics appear to be independent of location in Florida.

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