Overview

Lightning research is an interdisciplinary subject where several branches of engineering and physics converge. Lightning Electromagnetics is a book that caters for the needs of both physicists and engineers. It provides: The physicist with information on how to simulate: the charge generation in thunderclouds, different discharge processes in air that ultimately lead to a lightning flash, and the mechanism through which energetic radiation in the form of X-rays and Gamma rays are produced by lightning flashes; The power engineer with several numerical tools to study the interaction of lightning flashes with power transmission and distribution systems; The telecommunication engineer with numerical procedures with which to calculate the electromagnetic fields generated by lightning flashes and their interactions with overhead and underground telecommunication systems; The electromagnetic specialist with the basic theory necessary to simulate the propagation of lightning electromagnetic fields over the surface of the Earth; The atmospheric scientist with numerical procedures to quantify interactions between lightning flashes and the Earth's atmosphere, including the production of NOx by lightning flashes occurring in the atmosphere. This book also contains a chapter on the stimulation of visual phenomena in humans by electromagnetic fields of lightning flashes, which is essential reading for those who are interested in ball lightning.

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Author:   Vernon Cooray (Uppsala University, Sweden)
Publisher:   Institution of Engineering and Technology
Imprint:   Institution of Engineering and Technology
Edition:   1st
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 5.60cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   1.556kg
ISBN:  

9781849192156

ISBN 10:   1849192154
Pages:   976
Publication Date:   31 January 2012
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Basic electromagnetic theory - A summary Chapter 2: Application of electromagnetic fields of an accelerating charge to obtain the electromagnetic fields of a propagating current pulse Chapter 3: Basic discharge processes in the atmosphere Chapter 4: Numerical simulations of non-thermal electrical discharges in air Chapter 5: Modelling of charging processes in clouds Chapter 6: The physics of lightning flash development Chapter 7: Return stroke models for engineering applications Chapter 8: Electromagnetic models of lightning return strokes Chapter 9: Antenna models of lightning return-stroke: an integral approach based on the method of moments Chapter 10: Transmission line models of lightning return stroke Chapter 11: On the various approximations to calculate lightning return stroke-generated electric and magnetic fields over finitely conducting ground Chapter 12: Propagation effects on electromagnetic fields generated by lightning return strokes: Review of simplified formulas and their validity assessment Chapter 13: Lightning electromagnetic field calculations in presence of a conducting ground: the numerical treatment of Sommerfeld's integrals Chapter 14: Measurements of lightning-generated electromagnetic fields Chapter 15: The Schumann resonances Chapter 16: Lightning effects in the mesosphere and ionosphere Chapter 17: The effects of lightning on the ionosphere/magnetosphere Chapter 18: Interaction of lightning-generated electromagnetic fields with overhead and underground cables Chapter 19: Scale models and their application to the study of lightning transients in power systems Chapter 20: Attachment of lightning flashes to grounded structures Chapter 21: On the NOx generation in corona, streamer and low-pressure electrical discharges Chapter 22: On the NOx production by laboratory electrical discharges and lightning Chapter 23: High energetic radiation from thunderstorms and lightning Chapter 24: Excitation of visual sensory experiences by electromagnetic fields of lightning Chapter 25: Modelling lightning strikes to tall towers

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Vernon Cooray is a leading professor of lightning research at Uppsala University. He has published more than 270 scientific articles on lightning and electrical discharges. Two other books edited by him on this subject, The Lightning Flash and Lightning Protection, were published in 2003 and 2009, respectively, by the IET, London.

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