A distributed-circuit return-stroke model allowing time and height parameter variation to match lightning electromagnetic field waveform signatures

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 23, 2005, Pages 1-5

  Visacro, S ^a   De Conti, A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPACITANCE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; INDUCTANCE; LIGHTNING; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

DISTRIBUTED-CIRCUIT RETURN-STROKE MODEL; DYNAMIC NON-UNIFORM TRANSMISSION LINE; JORDAN'S EQUATION;

GEOPHYSICS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; LIGHTNING;

EID: 31544477401     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005GL024336     Document Type: Article

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