The contrasting behavior of positive and negative upward lightning leaders evidenced by simultaneous current and VHF location measurements

Caitano L. da Silva1, William P Winn2, Kenneth Eack3, Harald E Edens3, Graydon D Aulich4, Steven J Hunyady4, Richard Sonnenfeld5 and Paul R Krehbiel6, (1)New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Langmuir Laboratory for Atmospheric Research, Socorro, NM, United States, (2)New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM, United States, (3)New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Department of Physics and Langmuir Laboratory, Socorro, NM, United States, (4)New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Langmuir Laboratory, Socorro, NM, United States, (5)Langmuir Laboratory for Atmospheric Research, Socorro, NM, United States, (6)New Mexico Tech, Langmuir Laboratory for Atmospheric Research, Socorro, NM, United States