Lightning parameters measurement systems and Instrumentation on meteorological gradient observation tower in Shenzhen China

Abstract

A new experimental platform designed and is being built for tower-triggered lightning observation in Shenzhen, China was introduced in this paper. The observation facilities contain several measurements focusing on the lightning strokes associated with one meteorological gradient tower (360m). The equipment deployed does not only include the direct current measurements like the shunt, Rogowski coil on the tower, and near field probing system like the electromagnetic field antenna, the meteorological environment factors and ground strip current measurements are also applied. The mainly purpose of building this platform and tower is to improve our understanding of the lightning phenomenon and its characteristics in southern china.