A comparison of different approaches to simulate a nonlinear channel resistance in lightning return stroke models

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 113, Issue 14, 2008, Pages

  De Conti, Alberto ^a   Visacro, Silvério ^a   Theethayi, Nelson ^b   Cooray, Vernon ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAVITY RESONATORS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD MEASUREMENT; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; LIGHTNING;

ARC RESISTANCE; ATTENUATION CONSTANTS; CHANNEL CURRENTS; CHANNEL RESISTANCE; EXPONENTIAL DECAYS; LIGHTNING ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; LIGHTNING RETURN STROKE; NONLINEAR CHANNEL; PHYSICAL MODEL; RADIAL EXPANSIONS; RETURN STROKE; SPEED PROFILE; TIME VARIATIONS; TIME VARYING CHANNEL;

MODELS;

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; IONOSPHERE; LIGHTNING; NUMERICAL MODEL;

EID: 68749118977     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JD009395     Document Type: Article

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