There are few reports on the near-field acoustic signals corresponding to lightning return strokes. One rocket-triggered lightning flash, which contains 13 return strokes, initial continuous current (ICC) processes, and abundant M-components, was observed in the summer of 2018 and reported in this study. The complete near-field acoustic pressure signals initiated by the flash were recorded and analyzed. It is found that the near-field acoustic pressure signals from each return stroke are composed of the first arrived N-shape shock waveform and the subsequent low-frequency oscillating waveforms. The characteristic of the acoustic waveforms has been parametrically defined and quantitatively analyzed, with a comprehensively acoustic-electrical correlation investigation. The acoustic pressure signals from intensive ICC processes and M-component pulses with different discharge intensities are also discussed. It is found that the too-close time interval between M-component and previous current pulses would affect the generation and measurement of the acoustic pressure waveforms from the M-component, even though the discharge amplitude is competitive and the wavefront is fast. The same phenomenon has also been observed in the acoustic signals from a return stroke with a too close interval from the previous pulse. The acoustic source localization with great accuracy for lightning channel reconstruction was realized based on the measured acoustic signals. The reconstructed channel structure agrees with that of the synchronously captured optical image. The study of the characteristics of acoustic signals from lightning discharge contributes to the recognition of thunder signals, source localization for channel reconstruction, and understanding of the lightning discharge process.
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28 September 2022
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September 28 2022
Thunder acoustic signature for channel reconstruction in triggered lightning
Jianguo Wang;
Jianguo Wang
(Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Validation)
1
School of Electrical Engineering and Automation, Wuhan University
, Wuhan, China
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Jinxin Cao
;
Jinxin Cao
a)
(Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing)
1
School of Electrical Engineering and Automation, Wuhan University
, Wuhan, China
2
Department of Building Environment and Energy Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
, Hong Kong, China
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Li Cai;
Li Cai
b)
(Investigation, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing)
1
School of Electrical Engineering and Automation, Wuhan University
, Wuhan, China
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Rui Su
;
Rui Su
(Data curation, Methodology)
1
School of Electrical Engineering and Automation, Wuhan University
, Wuhan, China
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Mi Zhou;
Mi Zhou
(Methodology, Writing – review & editing)
1
School of Electrical Engineering and Automation, Wuhan University
, Wuhan, China
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Yadong Fan;
Yadong Fan
(Supervision, Writing – review & editing)
1
School of Electrical Engineering and Automation, Wuhan University
, Wuhan, China
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Quanxin Li
Quanxin Li
(Visualization)
1
School of Electrical Engineering and Automation, Wuhan University
, Wuhan, China
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J. Appl. Phys. 132, 123301 (2022)
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Received:
July 17 2022
Accepted:
September 03 2022
Citation
Jianguo Wang, Jinxin Cao, Li Cai, Rui Su, Mi Zhou, Yadong Fan, Quanxin Li; Thunder acoustic signature for channel reconstruction in triggered lightning. J. Appl. Phys. 28 September 2022; 132 (12): 123301. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0110866
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