Evaluation of the performance characteristics of the North American lightning detection network based on tall-structure lightning

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility

Volumn 50, Issue 3 PART 2, 2008, Pages 630-641

  Lafkovici, Alexandru ^a   Hussein, Ali M ^a,b   Janischewskyj, Wasyl ^b   Cummins, Kenneth L ^c,d  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^d VAISALA OYJ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Detection efficiency; Lightning detection; Lightning electromagnetic pulse; Location accuracy; Peak current estimation; Return stroke current; Tall structure lightning

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; COMPUTER NETWORKS; DEFORMATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; LIGHTNING; NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS; TOWERS;

DETECTION EFFICIENCY; LIGHTNING DETECTION; LIGHTNING ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE; LOCATION ACCURACY; PEAK CURRENT ESTIMATION; RETURN-STROKE CURRENT; TALL-STRUCTURE LIGHTNING;

ERROR DETECTION;

EID: 51049095471     PISSN: 00189375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TEMC.2008.927922     Document Type: Article

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