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Mazur & Ruhnke 2002

Mazur, V. and Ruhnke, L.H. (2002). Determining leader potential in cloud-to-ground flashes. Geophysical Research Letters 29: doi: 10.1029/2001GL014159. issn: 0094-8276.

A new method for estimating lightning leader potential is proposed, based on multi-station measurements of electric field changes during the first return stroke process in cloud-to-ground flashes. In negative stepped leaders, this method may be used to estimate step length, which is strongly dependent on leader potential; this capability is particularly important in the evaluation of the so-called striking distance in lightning protection practice.

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Keywords
Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics, Lightning, Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics, Atmospheric electricity, Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics, Remote sensing

Journal
Geophysical Research Letters
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