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Fundamentals of lightning /

"It presents the current state-of-the-art in lightning science including areas such as lightning modeling, calculation of lightning electromagnetic fields, electromagnetic methods of lightning location, and lightning damaging effects and protective techniques. Pedagogical features designed to f...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rakov, Vladimir A.
Format: Printed Book
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1606/2016008231-b.html
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1606/2016008231-d.html
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1606/2016008231-t.html
Table of Contents:
  • Types of lightning discharges and lightning terminology
  • Incidence of lightning to areas and structures
  • Electrical structure of thunderclouds
  • Properties of the downward negative lightning discharge to ground
  • Calculation of lightning electromagnetic fields
  • Modeling of lightning processes
  • Measurement of lightning electric and magnetic fields
  • Electromagnetic methods of lightning location
  • Lightning damaging effects and protective techniques.