Lightning Physics: A Three Year Program

Abstract

The work was reported in five publications: Calculations of Lightning Return Stroke Electric and Magnetic Fields above Ground, Electric Fields Preceding Cloud-to-Ground Lightning Flashes, A Comparison of Lightning Electromagnetic Fields with the Nuclear Electromagnetic Pulse in the Frequency Range 10000 to 10000000 Hz, Transient Electric and Magnetic Fields Associated with Establishing a Finite Electrostatic Dipole, and Variation in Light Intensity with Height and Time from Subsequent Lightning Return Strokes.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA141736

Entities

People

  • M. A. Uman

Organizations

  • University of Florida

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Atmospheric Electricity
  • Cameras
  • Data Analysis
  • Electric Fields
  • Electricity
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Electromagnetic Pulses
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Electromagnetic Shielding
  • Electrostatic Fields
  • Flux Density
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Photographs
  • Photography
  • Recording Systems
  • Waveforms

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.