Research Article

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

Table 2

Different parameters of preliminary breakdown pulses in flashes.

ParametersDuration of IBP/PBP (ms)No of +ve pulsesNo of −ve pulsesPeak amplitudes of +vePeak amplitudes of −veInterval of pulse and RS (ms)

Average1.9457271.10157.5961.49
Maximum8.4715411576643.20235.20
Minimum0.301186.6614.24.34
Range8.1714401489.34629230.86
Median1.5355163.60142.9030.03
S. D.1.502.885.58282.5191.9971.59