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Fundamentals of lightning / Vladimir A. Rakov, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Florida.
Author
Rakov, Vladimir A., 1955-
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Format
Book
Language
English
Published/Created
Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2016.
©2016
Description
xii, 257 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
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Harold P. Furth Plasma Physics Library - Stacks
QC966 .R34 2016
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Lightning
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Summary note
"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 facilitate class learning include end-of-chapter summaries, further reading suggestions, questions and problems, and a glossary explaining key lightning and atmospheric electricity terms. A selection of appendices are provided at the end of the book, which include detailed derivations of exact equations for computing electric and magnetic fields produced by lightning"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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ISBN
9781107072237 ((hardback ; : alk. paper))
1107072239 ((hardback ; : alk. paper))
LCCN
2016008231
OCLC
927377415
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