Lightning electromagnetic fields at very close distances associated with lightning strikes to the Gaisberg tower

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 115, Issue 17, 2010, Pages

  Mosaddeghi, A ^a   Shoory, A ^a   Rachidi, F ^a   Diendorfer, G ^b   Pichler, H ^b   Pavanello, D ^a,c   Rubinstein, M ^d   Zweiacker, P ^a   Nyffeler, M ^e  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b Austrian Electrotechnical Association (OVE)   (Austria)

^c Collège Champittet Chemin de Champittet ^*  (Switzerland)

^d Institute for Information and Communication Technologies   (Switzerland)

^e ARMASUISSE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; LIGHTNING; MAGNETIC FIELDS; TOWERS;

18-PULSE; AUSTRIA; CLOSE DISTANCE; E-FIELD; ELECTRIC FIELD CHANGE; FIELD CHANGE; HORIZONTAL ELECTRIC FIELDS; HORIZONTAL FIELDS; LIGHTNING DISCHARGE; LIGHTNING ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; LIGHTNING STRIKES; NEGATIVE PULSE; RETURN STROKE; RETURN STROKE CURRENT; SHADOWING EFFECTS; SHAPED PULSE; TRIGGERED LIGHTNING; VERTICAL ELECTRIC FIELDS; WAVE FORMS; ZERO-CROSSING TIME;

ELECTRIC FIELD MEASUREMENT;

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; DATABASE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; LIGHTNING; MAGNETIC FIELD; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

AUSTRIA;

EID: 77956518435     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JD013754     Document Type: Article

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