%0 Journal Article %A Nickolaenko, A. P. %D 2010 %I Begell House %K lightning discharge, current distribution, spectrum of the current moment %N 12 %P 1093-1102 %R 10.1615/TelecomRadEng.v69.i12.60 %T FORGOTTEN MODEL OF LIGHTNING STROKE %U https://www.dl.begellhouse.com/journals/0632a9d54950b268,53852a5751e0d73b,29fdd7556132857e.html %V 69 %X We describe a model of lightning discharge, which was developed in the USSR by I.S. Stekolnikov in 1940s. The model is practically unknown among western specialists in the atmospheric electricity. The major parameters of the model are presented, the numerical modeling is performed, and its results are compared with the commonly used descriptions. We show that Stekolnikov’s model has some advantages and occupies a sound position among the modern engineering models of lightning strokes. %8 2010-10-06