On the estimation of lightning peak currents from measured fields using lightning location systems

Journal of Electrostatics

Volumn 60, Issue 2-4, 2004, Pages 121-129

  Rachidi, F ^a   Bermudez, J L ^a   Rubinstein, M ^b   Rakov, V A ^c  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b University of Applied Sciences   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Lightning current; Remote field measurements; Statistical evaluation

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; ESTIMATION; LIGHTNING; SPEED INDICATORS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

PEAK CURRENTS; RETURN-STROKE SPEED; TRANSMISSION LINE;

ELECTRIC DISCHARGES;

LIGHTNING;

EID: 2142653072     PISSN: 03043886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.elstat.2004.01.010     Document Type: Article

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