Distortion of Trimpi shapes by high-altitude winds

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Dowden, RL
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10.1029/95JA02521
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Phase and amplitude perturbations (Trimpis) on man-made VLF signals propagating in the Earth-ionosphere waveguide, due to lightning-induced ionization occurring off the great circle path from VLF transmitter to receiver, are sensitive to the instantaneous lateral location of this ionization. High-altitude winds of similar to 100 m/s can move this ionization fast enough during its decay to change the rate, shape, and even sign of the phase and amplitude perturbation decays.
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