Introduction to Lightning and other Electrostatic Phenomena,

Abstract

The technical report points out the importance of forecasters in the field understanding the basic physical principles of the lightning stroke, the lightning flash, and certain other electrostatic phenomena. Several varied theories on the creation of negative and positive charge centers in cumulo-nimbus clouds are presented by the author for the readers consideration. The integral parts of a single lightning flash are covered in detail and the author furnishes a better insight to the lightning phenomenon than normally held by the weather forecasters in the field. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1971
Accession Number
AD0730622

Entities

People

  • Nixon A. Adams

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atmospheric Electricity
  • Biological Phenomena
  • Ecological And Environmental Phenomena
  • Ecological And Environmental Processes
  • Electric Discharges
  • Electricity
  • Electron Emission
  • Integrals
  • Lightning

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics
  • Theoretical Analysis.