Two Lightning-Flash Counter Systems.

Abstract

Two lightning-flash counter systems were fabricated at the National Aviation Facilities Experimental Center (NAFEC) to determine local ambient lightning-flash activity and to consider the usefulness of these devices to air traffic control. These two devices were designed by members of two international groups. The first device, CIGRE, is an acronym for 'Conference Internationale des Grande Reseaux Electrique.' The second device, RSA-10, is an acronym for 'Republic of South Africa,' a National Electrical Engineering Research Institute and Council for Scientific and Industrial Research. Data were collected for about 1 year, and the resultant information indicated that the RSA-10 and the CIGRE lightning-flash counters are effective devices for determining the presence of lightning usually associated with cumulonimbus clouds. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA057369

Entities

People

  • L. William Einbinder
  • Nicholas Mercado
  • Robert C. Greenwood

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Traffic
  • Aircrafts
  • Atmospheric Electricity
  • Circuit Boards
  • Cumulonimbus Clouds
  • Detection
  • Diagrams
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Electricity
  • Engineering
  • Lightning
  • Meteorology
  • New York
  • Printed Circuits
  • Thunderstorms
  • United States
  • Voltage

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