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Evaluation of the performance characteristics of the European Lightning Detection Network EUCLID in the Alps region for upward negative flashes using direct measurements at the instrumented Säntis Tower

Azadifar, Mohammad  
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Rachidi, Farhad  
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Rubinstein, Marcos
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2016
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

In this paper, we present a performance analysis of the European Cooperation for Lightning Detection (EUCLID) lightning detection network using data obtained on lightning currents measured at the Santis Tower (located in northeastern of Switzerland) from June 2010 to December 2013. In the considered period of analysis, a total number of 269 upward negative flashes were recorded at the Santis Tower. The performance of the EUCLID lightning detection network is evaluated in terms of detection efficiency, location accuracy, and peak current estimates for upward flashes. Excluding flashes containing only an initial continuous current with no superimposed pulses exceeding 2kA, the flash detection efficiency for upward flashes is estimated to be 97%. The recorded flashes contained a total of 2795 pulses (including return strokes and International Conference on Communications pulses characterized by risetimes lower than 8 mu s and peaks greater than 2kA). The overall pulse detection efficiency was found to be 73%. For pulses with peak values higher than 5kA, the pulse detection efficiency was found to be about 83%. Peak current estimates provided by the EUCLID network were found to be significantly larger than their directly measured counterparts. This overestimation might be attributed to the enhancement of the radiated electromagnetic fields associated with the presence of the tower and the mountain. The median of the absolute distance error, defined as the median distance between the Santis Tower location and the EUCLID's stroke locations, was found to be 186m, the majority of large location errors being associated with measured current peaks lower than 10kA. The analysis revealed also that the location accuracy of the EUCLID network improved significantly in 2013 as a result of an upgrade in the location algorithms to take into account propagation effects.

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DOI
10.1002/2015JD024259
Web of Science ID

WOS:000370471800002

Author(s)
Azadifar, Mohammad  
Rachidi, Farhad  
Rubinstein, Marcos
Paolone, Mario  
Diendorfer, Gerhard
Pichler, Hannes
Schulz, Wolfgang
Pavanello, Davide
Romero, Carlos  
Date Issued

2016

Publisher

Amer Geophysical Union

Published in
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres
Volume

121

Issue

2

Start page

595

End page

606

Subjects

lightning

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upward flashes

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downward flashes

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lightning location systems

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instrumented tower

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REVIEWED

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February 22, 2016
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