The fine structure of positive lightning return-stroke radiation fields

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 87-95

  Cooray, Vernon ^a   Fernando, M ^a   Gomes, C ^a   Sorenssen, T ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Electric fields; Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC); Lightning; Magnetic fields; Propagation effects; Return stroke

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; FREQUENCIES; LIGHTNING; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

RADIATION FIELD DERIVATIVE; RETURN STROKE RADIATION FIELD;

ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY;

EID: 1842474415     PISSN: 00189375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TEMC.2004.823615     Document Type: Article

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