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Lightning (phenomenon)

Known as: Lightning, Lightnings 
An abrupt high-current electric discharge that occurs in the ATMOSPHERE and that has a path length ranging from hundreds of feet to tens of miles… Expand
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Highly Cited
2014
Highly Cited
2014
Three-Dimensional FDTD Calculation of Lightning-Induced Voltages on a Multiphase Distribution Line With the Lightning Arresters and an Overhead Shielding Wire
To suppress the lightning-induced voltages on a distribution line, lightning arresters and/or overhead shielding wire can be… Expand
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2014
2014
Reducing uncertainty – responses for electricity utilities to severe solar storms
Until recently, electricity utilities in mid- and low-latitude regions believed that solar storms had no (or only insignificant… Expand
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Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
Evaluation of Lightning Electromagnetic Fields and Their Induced Voltages on Overhead Lines Considering the Frequency Dependence of Soil Electrical Parameters
This paper presents a comprehensive study on the effect of the frequency dependence of soil electrical parameters on the… Expand
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2011
2011
An Analytical Formulation of the Electromagnetic Field Generated by Lightning Return Strokes
The evaluation of the lightning performance of overhead lines requires, mainly for distribution lines, the calculation of the… Expand
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2008
2008
Erdos-Renyi random graphs + forest fires = self-organized criticality
We modify the usual Erdos-Renyi random graph evolution by letting connected clusters 'burn down' (i.e. fall apart to disconnected… Expand
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2007
2007
Combined analysis of rainfall and lightning data produced by mesoscale systems in the central and eastern Mediterranean
In the frame of this study, the rain and lightning activity produced by rainfall events in the central and eastern Mediterranean… Expand
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
A Link Between Terrestrial Gamma-ray Flashes and Intracloud Lightning
[1] Atmospheric electric field change (sferic) waveforms were detected at Los Alamos Sferic Array stations in association with… Expand
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2003
2003
Incêndios florestais no parque nacional da Serra da Canastra: desafios para a conservação da biodiversidade.
The Protected Areas in Brazil have been injured by wildfires that treathen the high biodiversity and ecological processes. The… Expand
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1975
1975
Artificially triggered lightning above land
LIGHTNING has been triggered artificially in the Massif Central by launching small rockets carrying a thin steel wire connected… Expand
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1954
1954
PROTECTION AGAINST LIGHTNING
To the Editor: —In the April 17, 1954, issue ofThe Journal(page 1353) the "Code for Protection Against Lightning," compiled by… Expand
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