Meteorological Conditions and Occurrence of Upward Lightning at High Structures

Takatoshi Shindo; Toru Miki; Mikihisa Saito; Akira Asakawa; Hideki Motoyama; Masaru Ishii; Hiroshi Taguchi; Akira Tajima; Akinobu Fujisawa

doi:10.1541/ieejpes.135.417

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Meteorological Conditions and Occurrence of Upward Lightning at High Structures

Takatoshi Shindo, Toru Miki, Mikihisa Saito, Akira Asakawa, Hideki Motoyama, Masaru Ishii, Hiroshi Taguchi, Akira Tajima, Akinobu Fujisawa

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Takatoshi Shindo
Electric Power Engineering Research Laboratory, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry (CRIEPI)
Toru Miki
Electric Power Engineering Research Laboratory, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry (CRIEPI)
Mikihisa Saito
Electric Power Engineering Research Laboratory, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry (CRIEPI)
Akira Asakawa
Electric Power Engineering Research Laboratory, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry (CRIEPI)
Hideki Motoyama
Electric Power Engineering Research Laboratory, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry (CRIEPI)
Masaru Ishii
APET, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
Hiroshi Taguchi
TOBU TOWER SKYTREE Co. Ltd.
Akira Tajima
TOBU TOWER SKYTREE Co. Ltd.
Akinobu Fujisawa
TOBU TOWER SKYTREE Co. Ltd.

Keywords: lightning, Tokyo Skytree, upward lightning, meteorological condition

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2015 Volume 135 Issue 6 Pages 417-418

DOI https://doi.org/10.1541/ieejpes.135.417

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Abstract

Two types of lightning flashes, which are upward lightning and downward lightning, have been observed at Tokyo Skytree. Relationship between upward lightning occurrence and meteorological conditions has been investigated with the data obtained by Japan Meteorological Agency. It has been found that when the altitude of -10°C is lower than 6000m, most of lightning flashes are upward and vice versa.

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