Lightning in the tropics : from a source of fire to a monitoring system of climatic changes /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Pinto, Osmar
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Nova Science Publishers, ©2009.
Colección:Climate change and its causes, effects, and prediction series.
Temas:
Lightning > Tropics > Observations.
Global warming.
Foudre > Régions tropicales > Observations.
Réchauffement de la Terre.
global warming.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Meteorology & Climatology.
Climatology
Global warming
Lightning
Tropics > Climate.
Régions tropicales > Climat.
Tropics
Observations
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Types of lightning
  • Lightning occurrence on Earth
  • Basic Concepts
  • Ground lightning
  • Cloud lightning
  • Observations by satellites
  • Optical sensors
  • Observations
  • Observations by lightning location systems
  • Lightning location system techniques
  • LLS in the tropical region
  • Detection efficiency models for LLS
  • Observations
  • Flash density
  • Peak curre
  • Multiplicity
  • Comparison with total lightning observations by satellites
  • Comparison with LLS observations in the temperate region
  • Observations by other techniques
  • Magnetic and electric field single devices
  • High-speed cameras
  • Instrumented towers
  • Rocket-and-wire
  • VLF measurements
  • Lightning and global warming
  • Climate changes and global warming
  • Lightning contribution to global warming
  • Lightning response to global warming.

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