NEW INSIGHT INTO THE LIGHTNING FORMATION

Junsheng  Zhang; Qingtian  Meng

doi:10.53555/eijas.v5i2.117

Authors

Junsheng Zhang School of Physics and Electronics, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, Shandong, 250358, P. R. China
Qingtian Meng Division of Hospital Equipment, Minmetals Luzhong Mining Co., LTD, Jinan, Shandong 271113, P. R. China

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53555/eijas.v5i2.117

Keywords:

Lightning, Geomagnetic field, Rotating cloud, Charge and discharge

Abstract

Lightning is a sudden electrostatic discharge occurring between the charged regions of a cloud, between two clouds, or between a cloud and the ground. Here, based on the law of electro-magnetic induction, we choose the kinds of lightning originated from rotating cloud and volcanic ash as the subjects, by analyzing the processes of charge causing, separating and accumulating in them under the influence of geomagnetic field, to expound the fundamental mechanics of lightning formation. An experiment is designed to verify the rationality of this mechanism indirectly. The related investigation is helpful to interpret correctly the lightning phenomena in nature.

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