The Very Low Frequency (VLF) Receiver is a ground-based receiver used to detect lightning. It detects lightning discharges, called “sferics,” in the 3 to 30 kHz VLF band to determine lightning location. VLF receivers are ideal for long-range lightning detection and can detect lightning strikes up to several thousand kilometers away. VLF receivers are part of the World Wide Lightning Location Network (WWLLN).
Instrument Details
- Magnetic/Electric
- Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric ElectricityEarth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Electricity > LightningEarth Science > Atmosphere > Weather Events > Lightning
- Land Surface, Troposphere
- N/A
- N/A
- 3-30 kHz
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