Lightening Detector/Monitor
Atmospheric electric fields can align ice crystals in the atmosphere and cause the radio propagation path to become anisotropic This can result in cross-polarization of the microwave carrier on the Earth-space paths of satellite communications systems. The measurement of the electric field and the rapid changes in this field during lightning events would be useful in the interpretation of cross-polarization events and the modelling of the events statistics. An elective field probe/lightening detector will be designed and constructed.