Open AccessOutlook research of application of model hydrometeor arrays forartificial initiation of lightning and thundercloud charge reduction
Author(s) -
A. G. Temnikov,
D. S. Zhuravkova,
Alexander Orlov,
N. Yu. Lysov
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/698/4/044039
Subject(s) - thunderstorm , lightning (connector) , meteorology , upper atmospheric lightning , environmental science , reduction (mathematics) , space charge , atmospheric sciences , physics , lightning strike , power (physics) , nuclear physics , geometry , mathematics , quantum mechanics , electron
The use of model hydrometeor groups has prospects of application for the development of methods for artificially initiating lightning and thundercloud charge reduction. Experimental studies using the system of the artificial thunderstorm cells showed that the parameters of model hydrometeor groups located in the space between charged artificial thunderstorm cells affect the initiation and propagation of discharge. The efficiency of initiating channel discharges by hydrometeor of various classes is given. The use of model hydrometeor and methods for their delivery to a natural thunderstorm cloud to artificially initiate lightning or reduce the charge of a thunderstorm cloud are discussed.