Study of the performance of direction finding stations prior to the implementation of a lightning locating system in Sri Lanka

dc.contributor.author	Sonnadara, D.U.J.
dc.contributor.author	Fernando, I.M.K.
dc.contributor.author	Jayarathne, K.P.S.C.
dc.contributor.author	Ariyarathne, T.R.
dc.contributor.author	Namasivayam, S.
dc.contributor.author	Bandara, K.R.A.
dc.date.accessioned	2012-11-07T04:11:20Z
dc.date.available	2012-11-07T04:11:20Z
dc.date.issued	1998
dc.identifier.citation	Ceylon Journal of Science, 5 (1998) 65-73	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://archive.cmb.ac.lk:8080/xmlui/handle/70130/3097
dc.description.abstract	Two direction finding stations placed in close proximity are used to monitor lightning ground flashes occurred in several thunderstorms during the monsoon season (April to July 1998). From the data collected by both stations, about 90% of the coincidence signal recordings selected on the criteria based on the time of occurrence and the multiplicity are found to be in good agreement with respect to amplitude and direction. It is shown that the angular accuracy of 0.50 and a signal resolution of 1.5% can be achieved only after a careful study since the data are highly influenced by site errors. Percentage of positive ground flashes was found to be in the range of 2% - 20%.
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.title	Study of the performance of direction finding stations prior to the implementation of a lightning locating system in Sri Lanka	en_US
dc.type	Research abstract	en_US