The Electric Field Change Meter (EFCM) is an airborne in situ electric meter. It is a two-channel (fast and slow) antenna used to measure the changes in the electric field produced by lightning. The fast channel has a sample rate of 10 MHz and is designed to detect the radiative component of the lightning discharge field. The slow channel has a sample rate of 1 MHz and is designed to observe the electrostatic field component. EFCM operates over the 1 Hz-100 kHz frequency range and has a detection limit of 25 km.
Instrument Details
- Magnetic/Electric
- Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Electricity > Electric FieldEarth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Electricity > LightningEarth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric ElectricityEarth Science > Atmosphere > Weather Events > Lightning
- Troposphere
- 1 MHz, 10 MHz
- 25 km
- 1 Hz-100 kHz
- Currently unavailble
Hugh Christian
Hugh Christian
New Mexico Tech
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