Lightning electromagnetics

• Corporate Author: Institution of Engineering and Technology.
• Other Authors: Cooray, Vernon.
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Institution of Engineering and Technology, 2012.
• Series: IET power and energy series ; 62.
• Subjects: Lightning.; Electromagnetism.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781849192163; 9781621983248; 9781849192156
• Physical Description: 1 online zdroj (xxiv, 950 p.) : ill.
• Access: Plný text je dostupný pouze z IP adres počítačů Univerzity Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně nebo vzdáleným přístupem pro zaměstnance a studenty univerzity

This book has 25 chapters and discusses the following topics: lightning electromagnetics; electromagnetic theory; electromagnetic fields; accelerating charge; propagating current pulse; discharge process in the atmosphere; nonthermal electrical discharges in air; charging process in clouds; lightning flash development; return stroke model; engineering applications; electromagnetic models; antenna model; method of moments; transmission line models; electric and magnetic fields over finitely conducting ground; Sommerfeld's integrals; Schumann resonances; mesosphere; ionosphere; magnetosphere; overhead and underground cables; lightning transients in power systems; attachment of lightning flashes to grounded structures; NO_x generation in corona, streamer and low-pressure electrical discharges; NO_x production; high energetic radiation; thunderstorms; visual sensory experience excitation; and modelling lightning strikes to tall towers.