Site errors estimation and correction for MDF/TOA combined lightning location network

Tao Lu; Mingli Chen; Ya Ping Du

doi:10.1109/ICLP.2012.6344308

Site errors estimation and correction for MDF/TOA combined lightning location network

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

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Abstract

Although, lightning location network (LLN) has been widely used all over the world, its performance is still constrained by "site errors" as long as the direction-finder technique is deployed. Based on lightning data from a regional LLN consisted of 25 MDF/TOA combined sensors, a method for "site errors" estimation and correction was proposed and practiced. By comparing the lightning locations reported by at least 4 sensors between MDF and TOA techniques, the spatial and seasonal signatures of "site errors" for individual sensors were found and discussed. The signatures found are well consistent with those in literature. The "site errors" obtained were then used to correct and improve the accuracy of lightning locations reported by only 2 or 3 sensors. Results showed that the proposed "site errors" correction method could significantly improve the location accuracy of the LLN.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2012 31st International Conference on Lightning Protection, ICLP 2012
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ICLP.2012.6344308
Publication status	Published - 12 Dec 2012
Event	2012 31st International Conference on Lightning Protection, ICLP 2012 - Vienna, Austria Duration: 2 Sept 2012 → 7 Sept 2012

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Conference	2012 31st International Conference on Lightning Protection, ICLP 2012
Country/Territory	Austria
City	Vienna
Period	2/09/12 → 7/09/12

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