Seismoacoustic Study of Thunder and Lightning Using the AlpArray

Author(s)
Artemii Novoselov, Manfred Dorninger, G Diendorfer, Götz Bokelmann, AlpArray Working Group
Abstract

We obtain a large dataset of seismic data from the temporary seismic network AlpArray in Europe and a large dataset of lightning data from the lightning location system Austrian Lightning Detection and Information System and focus on the investigation of thunder signals recorded with seismic stations in a frequency range of 10-49 Hz if no other frequency band is specified. We try to establish whether important information about a lightning flash can be determined independent of optical and electrical measurements through the means of seismic analysis. Seismic data provide useful information on thunder and lightning, and we observe a correlation between lightning peak current and maximum ground displacement induced by the thunder for positive cloudto- ground flashes of lightning.

Organisation(s)
Department of Meteorology and Geophysics
External organisation(s)
Austrian Lightning Detection and Information System
Journal
SEISMOLOGICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
Volume
93
Pages
3404–3421
No. of pages
18
ISSN
0895-0695
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1785/0220220064
Publication date
2022
Peer reviewed
Yes
Austrian Fields of Science 2012
105122 Seismic
ASJC Scopus subject areas
Geophysics
Portal url
https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/seismoacoustic-study-of-thunder-and-lightning-using-the-alparray(b7e3e3ff-c04e-4493-b48b-a9b8436d391f).html