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Title: | 闪电双向先导理论及观测:极性不对称、不稳定及间歇性 | Other Title: | Theroy and observation of bidirectional leader of lightning : polarity asymmetry, instability, and intermittency | Authors: | Gou, XQ Zhang, YJ Li, YJ Chen, ML |
Issue Date: | 20-Oct-2018 | Source: | 物理學報 (Acta physica Sinica), 20 Oct. 2018, v. 67, no. 20, 205201 | Abstract: | 闪电双向先导原理的提出及观测验证是闪电物理研究近几十年最重要的进展之一,而正、负先导及流光的极性不对称性及传输的持续、间歇性,是理解闪电各种过程物理机制的关键。本文对闪电双向先导的概念及进展进行了总结和讨论,重点强调了正、负先导流光传输机制特别是门限电场的不对称性,阐述了正先导传输的连续性及其在闪电始发、负先导的空间先导形成、不稳定先导通道中的反冲先导建立等过程中独特的启动作用。 A lightning discharge in a thundercloud usually starts with a locally breakdown process (preliminary breakdown) followed by a widely extending leader process. In the early 1960 s, from the view of fundamental electrostatics [Kasemir H W 1960 J. Geophys. Res. 65 1873] suggested that the lightning leader is initiated by an electrodeless discharge with a zero-net-charge conductive channel extending bidirectionally in the ambient electric field of the thundercloud, i.e.the bidirectional leader theory. However, the bidirectional leader theory has just been recognized by lightning researchers since the late 1980 s, when airplane [Mazur V 1989 J. Geophys. Res. 94 3326] and rocket-triggered lightning experiments have proven that the bidirectional leader theory provides the best common physical basis for explaining a variety of lightning processes. Nevertheless, challenges still remain in other properties of the bidirectional leader theory, such as the polarity asymmetry, the sustainability, instability and restrike of a leader channel, which are all the key concerns of lightning researches. In the present paper, we first briefly review the concept and development of the bidirectional leader theory and its appearances in various lightning processes, especially in the negative stepped leader and recoil leader process. By reviewing a variety of field observation data of inception thresholds and propagation properties of long gap spark discharges, we put forward and emphasize an alternative polarity asymmetry of the lightning leader: the polarity asymmetry of continuity, i.e., the continuity of positive leader and the intermittency of negative leader. Based on the detailed discussion, we then argue that the stepwise positive leader may be restrikes due to temporary instability of a continuous positive leader, while the intermittency of negative leader manifests not only a relatively regular stepped leader but also a more erratic negative recoil leader. We further propose that the positive leader-streamer may play a unique role in igniting all kinds of intermittent events in lightning, including the initiation of lightning with the fast positive streamer, the formation of space leader in front of a negative stepped leader with the secondary positive streamer, and the reformation of recoil-leader in an instability leader channel due to its low threshold of inception and propagation. Finally, we discuss the self-adjustable ability of a bidirectional leader, suggesting that the potential drop along the streamer channel in front of the leader tip may be an important factor for stabilizing the bidirectional leader channel. |
Keywords: | Bidirectional leader Intermittency Lightning Polarity asymmetry |
Publisher: | 科學出版社 | Journal: | 物理學報 (Acta physica Sinica) | ISSN: | 1000-3290 | DOI: | 10.7498/aps.67.20181079 | Rights: | © 2018 中国学术期刊电子杂志出版社。本内容的使用仅限于教育、科研之目的。 © 2018 China Academic Journal Electronic Publishing House. It is to be used strictly for educational and research purposes. |
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