Calculation methods of electromagnetic fields very close to lightning

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 133-141

  Yang, Chunshan ^a   Zhou, Bihua ^a  

^a Nanjing Engineering Insititute   (China)

Author keywords

Electrical dispersion; Finite difference time domain (FDTD); Lightning; Lightning electromagnetic pulse (LEMP); Quasi images formula

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTROMAGNETIC DISPERSION; ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; LIGHTNING; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

ELECTRICAL DISPERSION; LIGHTNING CHANNEL; LIGHTNING ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE; QUASI IMAGES FORMULA;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD THEORY;

EID: 1842474362     PISSN: 00189375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TEMC.2004.823626     Document Type: Article

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