The Parallel Plate Antenna is a passive device used to measure the vertical electric fields generated by lightning. It consists of two or more horizontal flat plates separated by a few meters to detect electromagnetic radiation emitted by lightning. The antenna can be adjusted for either slow-field or fast-field measurements. The slow-field antenna has a longer decay time constant and is used to measure lightning flashes over a longer period, while the fast-field antenna has a shorter decay time and captures rapid changes in the electric field from individual lightning strikes. The slow-field antenna operates in the 1 Hz to 100 kHz frequency range, whereas the fast-field antenna operates from 1 Hz to 3 MHz.
Instrument Details
- Magnetic/Electric
- Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Electricity > Electric FieldEarth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric ElectricityEarth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Electricity > Lightning
- Troposphere
- Variable
- N/A
- 1 Hz-100 kHz (slow), 1 Hz-3 MHz (fast)
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 ALTUS II 1 Campaign · 8 Instruments |  Altus Cumulus Electrification Study 2002 Florida Everglades 1 Deployment · 6 Data Products
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