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An Introduction to Lightning

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    Book Overview
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    Chapter 1 Lightning and Humans: The Early Days
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    Chapter 2 Basic Physics of Electrical Discharges
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    Chapter 3 Basic Electromagnetic Theory with Special Attention to Lightning Electromagnetics
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    Chapter 4 Earth’s Atmosphere and Its Electrical Characteristics
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    Chapter 5 Formation of Thunderclouds
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    Chapter 6 Charge Generation in Thunderclouds and Different Forms of Lightning Flashes
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    Chapter 7 Mechanism of Lightning Flashes
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    Chapter 8 Electric Currents in Lightning Flashes
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    Chapter 9 Electromagnetic Fields of Lightning Flashes
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    Chapter 10 The Return Stroke – How to Model It
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    Chapter 11 Experimental Data and Theories on Return Stroke Speed
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    Chapter 12 Propagation Effects Caused by Finitely Conducting Ground on Lightning Return Stroke Electromagnetic Fields
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    Chapter 13 Localization of Lightning Flashes
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    Chapter 14 Potential of a Cloud and Its Relationship to Charge Distribution on Stepped Leader and Dart Leader Channels
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    Chapter 15 Direct and Indirect Effects of Lightning Flashes
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    Chapter 16 Interaction of Lightning Flashes with Humans
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    Chapter 17 Basic Principles of Lightning Protection
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    Chapter 18 Advanced Procedures to Estimate the Point of Location of Lightning Flashes on a Grounded Structure
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    Chapter 19 Interaction of Lightning Flashes with the Earth’s Atmosphere
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    Chapter 20 Unusual Forms of Lightning Flashes
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Title
An Introduction to Lightning
Published by
Springer Netherlands, January 2015
DOI 10.1007/978-94-017-8938-7
ISBNs
978-9-40-178937-0, 978-9-40-178938-7, 978-9-40-240111-0
Authors

Cooray, Vernon, Vernon Cooray

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United States 1 <1%
Unknown 191 99%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 33 17%
Student > Master 32 17%
Student > Ph. D. Student 27 14%
Researcher 10 5%
Other 8 4%
Other 15 8%
Unknown 67 35%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Engineering 75 39%
Earth and Planetary Sciences 15 8%
Physics and Astronomy 14 7%
Environmental Science 3 2%
Chemistry 2 1%
Other 16 8%
Unknown 67 35%