Evolution of First-Stroke Upward Connecting Leader Line Charge Density in Downward Negative Cloud-to-Ground Natural Lightning Flashes
Mathieu N. Plaisir1, Amitabh Nag2, Kenneth L Cummins3, Dylan Goldberg3, Christopher J Biagi4, Robert G Brown5 and Hamid K Rassoul6, (1)Florida Institute of Technology, Department of Aerospace, Physics and Space Sciences, Melbourne, FL, United States, (2)Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, United States, (3)Florida Institute of Technology, Department of Aerospace, Physics and Space Sciences, Melbourne, United States, (4)NASA Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, United States, (5)University of Central Florida, Orlando, United States, (6)Florida Inst Tech, Department of Aerospace Physics and Space Science, Melbourne, United States