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MODELING OF LIGHTNING STRIKES IBD

VDM VERLAG
11 / 2008
9783639099973
Inglês

Sinopse

Lightning has been a global phenomenon observed for thousands of years, and is yet not completely understood by scientists. It is the characteristic property of thunderstorms and even a slight rise in air temperature at ground level leads to a furious increase in the frequency of lightning during thunderstorms. Lightning is becoming the leading cause of weather related personal injuries, hence, the study of lightning strike behavior with respect to various parameters like strike time, geographical distribution, and strength, apart from its electromagnetic wave characteristics, has always been a very challenging and interesting field to explore. This book provides various new visualization and statistical analysis algorithms developed to study lightning strike data in a variety of ways with respect to strike time, strength, and location. These algorithms will definitely serve as a new insight for upcoming students and research scientists to explore the 'unknown' facts of lightning strikes for improving lightning protection on a global scale.