Comparative study on preliminary breakdown pulse trains observed in Johor, Malaysia and Florida, USA

• Main Authors: Baharudin, Zikri Abadi, Noor Azlinda Ahmad, Fernando Mahendra, Jäkke Mäkelä, Vernon Cooray
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2012
• Subjects: TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering; QC Physics
• Online Access: http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/4508/1/comparative_study.pdf; http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/4508/; http://www.journals.elsevier.com/atmospheric-research/

In this paper, the preliminary breakdown (PB) pulse train preceding the negative first return stroke (RS) is recorded using a broad band antenna system. These analyses were carried out in Johor Bahru, Malaysia and Florida, United States. This is a novel initiative at examining and identifying the...