Thunderstorm Electrification and Precipitation Studies

这项为期三年的研究计划旨在更好地了解雷暴电气化过程。该项目将研究雷暴中闪电放电的类型、演变及其与降水回波的关系。数据的主要来源来自两个实地项目：一个是1976年至1978年在佛罗里达州肯尼迪航天中心附近进行的，另一个是1984年在新墨西哥州朗缪尔实验室附近进行的。雷暴在全球电路中起着重要作用；然而，我们对雷暴电气化的认识相当有限。这项研究将为雷暴的电结构提供急需的信息。

This three-year research program aims to better understand the thunderstorm electrification processes. The project will examine the types of lightning discharges, their evolution and their relationships to precipitation echos in thunderstorms. The main sources of data come from two field programs: one conducted near the Kennedy Space Center in Florida during 1976-78 and the other near the Langmuir Laboratory in New Mexico in 1984. Thunderstorms play an important role in the global electrical circuit; however, our knowledge of the thunderstorm electrification is rather limited. This research will provide much needed information on the electrical structure of thunderstorms.