Electromagnetic fields at the top of a tall building associated with nearby lightning return strokes

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 632-643

  Baba, Yoshihiro ^a   Rakov, Vladimir A ^b  

^a DOSHISHA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Building; Electric field; Finite difference time domain (FDTD) method; Lightning; Lightning electromagnetic environment; Lightning return stroke model; Magnetic field; Tall object

Indexed keywords

AZIMUTHAL MAGNETIC FIELDS; CENTER POINTS; ENHANCEMENT FACTORS; FIELD POINTS; FINITE-DIFFERENCE TIME-DOMAIN (FDTD) METHOD; FLAT ROOFS; GROUND LEVELS; GROUND SURFACES; LIGHTNING CHANNELS; LIGHTNING ELECTROMAGNETIC ENVIRONMENT; LIGHTNING RETURN STROKES; LIGHTNING STRIKES; MAXWELL'S EQUATIONS; SHIELDING EFFECTS; STATIC ELECTRIC FIELDS; TALL OBJECT; VERTICAL ELECTRIC FIELDS;

DIFFERENCE EQUATIONS; ELECTRIC FIELD MEASUREMENT; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC SHIELDING; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE POLARIZATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN METHOD; MAGNETIC DOMAINS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; METHOD OF MOMENTS; RADIATION PROTECTION; ROOFS; TALL BUILDINGS;

LIGHTNING;

EID: 51049113463     PISSN: 00189375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TEMC.2007.902402     Document Type: Article

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