Using of artificial clouds of charged water aerosol for investigations of physics of lightning and lightning protection

Using of experimental methods for investigation of lightning and lightning protection physics was and is relevant as its help to build or approve the physical and mathematical models of thunderstorm and lightning discharge formation, to check and to analyze detail the possible effectiveness of modern and perspective methods and utilities of lighting protection. Application of artificial strongly charged aerosol clouds opens new possibilities for experimental simulation of the processes in thunderstorm clouds and lightning discharges, significantly approximates the physical simulation of process of object lightning affection to real thunderstorm situation. Paper presents the results of the using of artificial clouds of charged water aerosol for investigations of lightning and lightning protection physics.