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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
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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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