Comparing the Wave Characteristics of Breakdown Pulses of the Lightning Waveforms in the Himalayan Region

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Parameter</td><td class="align_center">Number of flashes</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Total</td><td class="align_center">81</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Flashes started from positive field change</td><td class="align_center">36</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Flash started from negative field change</td><td class="align_center">45</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Flash containing positive pulses</td><td class="align_center">58</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Flash containing negative pulses</td><td class="align_center">67</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Flash containing both polarity</td><td class="align_center">44</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Flash containing positive pulses only</td><td class="align_center">14</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Flash containing negative pulses only</td><td class="align_center">23</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Different number of flashes for different field changes.</div>

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Table 1: Comparing the Wave Characteristics of Breakdown Pulses of the Lightning Waveforms in the Himalayan Region 