Overview of recent progress in lightning research and lightning protection

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility

Volumn 51, Issue 3 PART 1, 2009, Pages 428-442

  Rakov, Vladimir A ^a   Rachidi, Farhad ^b  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Lightning discharge; Lightning electromagnetic pulse (LEMP); Lightning locating systems; Lightning occurrence characteristics; Lightning induced effects; Modeling; Observations; Protection against lightning induced effects

Indexed keywords

LIGHTNING DISCHARGE; MODELING; OBSERVATIONS; PROTECTION AGAINST LIGHTNING-INDUCED EFFECTS; RECENT PROGRESS;

ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE; ELECTROMAGNETISM; ELECTRONIC WARFARE; LIGHTNING PROTECTION; NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS;

LIGHTNING;

EID: 69649106278     PISSN: 00189375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TEMC.2009.2019267     Document Type: Review

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