Abstract
Lightning phenomena is the electrical discharge from which the electromagnetic radiations of different wavelengths and different frequencies are produced. The electric and magnetic field signatures so produced are the basic physical parameters in understanding the mechanisms of lightning discharges. Two metallic plates, insulated from each other, are used that senses the electromagnetic radiations produced during the discharge process. Unusual lightning events by using this antenna system have been observed and recorded from hilly and subtropical mountainous country Nepal. This is a new innovation in the scientific community. The electric field signatures indicates just like a +CG stroke, but before that, the large opposite-polarity pulse occurs.
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We would like to express our appreciation to the International Science Programme (ISP), Uppsala University, Sweden, for supplying the instruments used in this research. Also, we would like to thank the University Grant commission (UGC) to help for the conference and finally also thanks to Trichandra College, Amrit Science College, affiliated to Tribhuvan University for the facilities to do this research.
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Adhikari, P.B. (2020). Measurement of Electric Field Due to Lightning Radiation. In: Liu, Q., Mısır, M., Wang, X., Liu, W. (eds) The 8th International Conference on Computer Engineering and Networks (CENet2018). CENet2018 2018. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 905. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-14680-1_5
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