Modeling of Lightning Strikes (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9783639099973)

Lightning has been a global phenomenon observed for thousands of years, and is yet not completely understood by scientists. It is the characteristic property of thunderstorms and even a slight rise in air temperature at ground level leads to a furious increase in the frequency of lightning during thunderstorms. Lightning is becoming the leading cause of weather related personal injuries; hence, the study of lightning strike behavior with respect to various parameters like strike time, geographical distribution, and strength, apart from its electromagnetic wave characteristics, has always been a very challenging and interesting field to explore. This book provides various new visualization and statistical analysis algorithms developed to study lightning strike data in a variety of ways with respect to strike time, strength, and location. These algorithms will definitely serve as a new insight for upcoming students and research scientists to explore the "unknown" facts of lightning strikes for improving lightning protection on a global scale.

Author: Mayuri Desai
ISBN-10: 3639099974
ISBN-13: 9783639099973
Publisher: VDM Verlag
Language: English
Published: 11/06/2008
Pages: 248
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.74lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.52d