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Continuous Initial Breakdown Development of In-Cloud Lightning Flashes
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DOI：10.1029/2024JD041302.png)
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Using a 30-250 MHz VHF interferometer, we observed a previously unreported mode of initial lightning development inside thunderclouds. This mode is defined by continuous VHF radiation spanning several km within the first few milliseconds of lightning initiation. Following flash initiation through fast positive breakdown at high altitudes above 9 km, the VHF radiation front of upward negative streamers ascended continuously at a speed of similar to 1.0 x 10(6) m/s, forming a continuous initial breakdown burst (CIBB) about 2 km in length. For the two CIBBs analyzed, the long and narrow CIBB channel was traversed by dart leaders that occurred later in the flash, indicating that the CIBB channel belongs to what becomes the main conducting leader channel. In contrast to classic initial breakdown pulses (IBPs) with sub-pulses superimposed on the rising edge, CIBBs produced a series of discrete, narrow LF pulses (<10 mu s) with an average time interval of 0.20 and 0.14 ms, respectively. We speculate that a CIBB is a continuously developing negative streamer system in the high electric field region at high altitudes, with connections of internal plasma channels producing LF pulses. These results have implications for physical conditions conducive to the formation of a long and continuous negative streamer system.
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lightning
initial breakdown
VHF interferometer
initial breakdown pulses
negative leader
lightning initiation
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