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An introduction to lightning / Vernon Cooray.

By: Publisher: Dordrecht ; New York : Springer, 2015Description: xv, 386 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9789401789370
  • 9401789371
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • QC966 .C66 2015
Contents:
Lightning and humans : the early days -- Basic physics of electrical discharges -- Basic electromagnetic theory with special attention to lightning electromagnetics -- Earth's atmosphere and its electrical characteristics -- Formation of thunderclouds -- Charge generation in thunderclouds and different forms of lightning flashes -- Mechanism of lightning flashes -- Electric currents in lightning flashes -- Electromagnetic fields of lightning flashes -- The return stroke : how to model it -- Experimental data and theories on return stroke speed -- Propagation effects caused by finitely conducting ground on lightning return stroke electromagnetic fields -- Localization of lightning flashes -- Potential of a cloud and its relationship to charge distribution on stepped leader and dart leader channels -- Direct and indirect effects of lightning flashes -- Interaction of lightning flashes with humans -- Basis principles of lightning protection -- Advanced procedures to estimate the point of location of lightning flashes on a grounded structure -- Interaction of lightning flashes with the Earth's atmosphere -- Unusual forms of lightning flashes -- Appendix A: How to avoid lightning injuries -- Appendix B: Advanced books on lightning for further reading.
Awards:
  • ASLI Choice Award
Summary: This book about lightning summarizes the essence of physics and effects of lightning in a non-technical manner and provides an up-to-date description of the phenomenon of lightning in simple language. Starting with the myths related to lightning, the reader is introduced to the mechanism of lightning flashes and their interactions with humans, human-made systems and Earth's environment. Most of the available books on lightning are written for the experts in the field and there is a need for a book that introduces the undergraduate and beginning post graduate students to the subject of lightning and prepares them for more advanced books meant for the experts. This introductory book, which is based on a series of lectures given to undergraduate and postgraduate students in electrical engineering, is intended to fill this need. Tailored to the needs of university students who plan to study electrical engineering, meteorology, environmental or basic physics, it is also a valuable reference resource for laymen who are interested in knowing more on this phenomenon.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
BOOK BOOK NCAR Library Mesa Lab QC966 .C66 2015 1 Available 50583020003293
BOOK BOOK NCAR Library Foothills Lab QC966 .C66 2015 1 Available 50583020003848
Total holds: 0

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Lightning and humans : the early days -- Basic physics of electrical discharges -- Basic electromagnetic theory with special attention to lightning electromagnetics -- Earth's atmosphere and its electrical characteristics -- Formation of thunderclouds -- Charge generation in thunderclouds and different forms of lightning flashes -- Mechanism of lightning flashes -- Electric currents in lightning flashes -- Electromagnetic fields of lightning flashes -- The return stroke : how to model it -- Experimental data and theories on return stroke speed -- Propagation effects caused by finitely conducting ground on lightning return stroke electromagnetic fields -- Localization of lightning flashes -- Potential of a cloud and its relationship to charge distribution on stepped leader and dart leader channels -- Direct and indirect effects of lightning flashes -- Interaction of lightning flashes with humans -- Basis principles of lightning protection -- Advanced procedures to estimate the point of location of lightning flashes on a grounded structure -- Interaction of lightning flashes with the Earth's atmosphere -- Unusual forms of lightning flashes -- Appendix A: How to avoid lightning injuries -- Appendix B: Advanced books on lightning for further reading.

This book about lightning summarizes the essence of physics and effects of lightning in a non-technical manner and provides an up-to-date description of the phenomenon of lightning in simple language. Starting with the myths related to lightning, the reader is introduced to the mechanism of lightning flashes and their interactions with humans, human-made systems and Earth's environment. Most of the available books on lightning are written for the experts in the field and there is a need for a book that introduces the undergraduate and beginning post graduate students to the subject of lightning and prepares them for more advanced books meant for the experts. This introductory book, which is based on a series of lectures given to undergraduate and postgraduate students in electrical engineering, is intended to fill this need. Tailored to the needs of university students who plan to study electrical engineering, meteorology, environmental or basic physics, it is also a valuable reference resource for laymen who are interested in knowing more on this phenomenon.

ASLI Choice Award

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