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Author:   National Research Council ,  Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences ,  Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications ,  Mathematics and Resources
Publisher:   National Academies Press
Imprint:   National Academies Press
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   1.089kg
ISBN:  

9780309036801

ISBN 10:   0309036801
Pages:   279
Publication Date:   01 February 1986
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1 Front Matter; 2 OVERVIEW AND RECOMMENDATIONS; 3 1 Lightning Phenomenology; 4 2 Physics of Lightning; 5 3 Positive Cloud-to-Ground Lightning; 6 4 Acoustic Radiations from Lightning; 7 5 Application of Advances in Lightning Research to Lightning Protection; 8 6 The Role of Lightning in the Chemistry of the Atmosphere; 9 7 Thunderstorm Origins, Morphology, and Dynamics; 10 8 The Electrical Structure of Thunderstorms; 11 9 Charging Mechanisms in Clouds and Thunderstorms; 12 10 Models of the Development of the Electrical Structure of Clouds; 13 11 Atmospheric Electricity in the Planetary Boundary Layer; 14 12 Electrical Structure from 0 to 30 Kilometers; 15 13 Electrical Structure of the Middle Atmosphere; 16 14 Upper-Atmosphere Electric-Field Sources; 17 15 The Global Atmospheric-Electrical Circuit; 18 16 Telluric Currents: The Natural Environment and Interactions with Man-Made Systems; 19 INDEX

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Geophysics Study Committee, Geophysics Research Forum, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics and Resources, National Research Council

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