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… (More)
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2015
2015
Observation of intrinsically bright terrestrial gamma ray flashes from the Mediterranean basin
 We present three terrestrial gamma ray flashes (TGFs) observed over the Mediterranean basin by the Reuven Ramaty High Energy… (More)
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2014
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… (More)
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2013
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… (More)
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2012
2012
Morphological features of tweeks and nighttime D region ionosphere at tweek reflection height from the observations in the low-latitude Indian sector
[1] A total of 19,308 tweeks recorded during April 2007 to March 2008, at Allahabad, a low-latitude station in the Indian sector… (More)
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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… (More)
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2009
2009
Erdos-Renyi random graphs + forest fires = self-organized criticality
We modify the usual Erd˝ os-Rényi random graph evolution by letting connected clusters 'burn down' (i.e. fall apart to… (More)
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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… (More)
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2005
Highly Cited
2005
A link between terrestrial gamma‐ray flashes and intracloud lightning discharges
[1] Atmospheric electric field change (sferic) waveforms were detected at Los Alamos Sferic Array stations in association with… (More)
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2000
2000
Mitigation of Lightning-Induced Overvoltages by means of Periodical Grounding of Shielding Wires and of Surge Arresters
 
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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… (More)
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