On return stroke currents and remote electromagnetic fields associated with lightning strikes to tall structures: 2. Experiment and model validation

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 13, 2007, Pages

  Pavanello, D ^a   Rachidi, Farhad ^a   Janischewskyj, W ^b   Rubinstein, M ^c   Hussein, A M ^b,d   Petrache, E ^e   Shostak, V ^f   Boev, I ^b   Nucci, C A ^g   Chisholm, W A ^e   Nyffeler, M ^h   Chang, J S ⁱ   Jaquier, A ^h  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c IICT Department University of Applied Sciences of Western Switzerland (HEIG VD)   (France)

^d RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e KINECTRICS INC   (Canada)

^f NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF UKRAINE   (Ukraine)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^h ARMASUISSE   (Switzerland)

ⁱ MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; LIGHTNING; MAGNETIC FIELDS; TALL BUILDINGS;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; AZIMUTH; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; GPS; LIGHTNING; MODEL VALIDATION; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

CANADA; GREAT LAKES; LAKE ONTARIO; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; TORONTO;

EID: 34548641114     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JD007959     Document Type: Article

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