A MODEL FOR DART LEADERS IN LIGHTNING FLASHES
A MODEL FOR DART LEADERS IN LIGHTNING FLASHES
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闪电飞镖领导者的模型
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发表时间:
1996
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通讯作者:
V. Cooray
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作者:
V. Cooray
: The dart leader was modeled as a self-propagating discharge that carries a high electric field at the :front strong enough to cause electrical break.down in the defunct return stroke channel. The electric field at the :front of the dart leader depends on both the current flowing behind it (and hence on the charge being stored on the dart leader) and the speed of the dart leader. Thus, by equating this field to the critical electric field necessary to cause electric break.down in the defunct return stroke channel, a relationship between the dart leader speed, its current and the temperature of the defunct. return stroke channel through which it propagates was derived. The results show that the dart leader speed depends on the temperature of the defunct return stroke channel and the charge stored on the dart leader channel. Furthermore, it is shown that the dart leaders are initiated when the temperature of the defunct return stroke channel is about 1500 K. In the study variation in the dart leader speed along the channel as it propagates towards the ground is also estimated. The results show a rapid acceleration of dart leader close to ground. The results were combined with a recently introduced return stroke model to investigate the variation in dart. leader speed as a function of the subsequent return stroke current. The results indicate that there is an approximately linear increase in dart leader speed with the associated return stroke current.