Predicting the spatial and temporal variation of the electromagnetic fields, currents, and speeds of subsequent return strokes

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility

Volumn 40, Issue 4 PART 2, 1998, Pages 427-435

  Cooray, Vernon ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

LIGHTNING RETURN STROKES;

LIGHTNING;

EID: 0032204905     PISSN: 00189375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/15.736203     Document Type: Article

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