Lightning strikes to a NASA airplane penetrating thunderstorms at low altitudesThe NASA Storm Hazards program was dedicated during the 1984 storm season to a study of lightning strikes on an instrumented F-106B aircraft, during penetrations of thunderstorms at altitudes lower than the 6-8 km center of lightning flash density. These altitudes coincide with the negative charge region of thunderstorms. An analysis of the correlation between the UHF band radar data obtained and TV images of lightning strikes indicates that, with a known aircraft position relative to the radar, the lightning channel motion can be adequately interpreted on the basis of radar echo evolution.
Document ID
19860034899
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Mazur, V. (NOAA, National Severe Storms Laboratory, Norman OK, United States)
Fisher, B. D. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Gerlach, J. C. (NASA Wallops Flight Center Wallops Island, VA, United States)