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The lightning discharge /

From the Preface: In the 18 years since my technical monograph Lightning (McGraw-Hill, 1969; Dover, 1984) was first published, there have been significant advances in our understanding of lightning, but, until now, there has been no new monograph on the subject. A number of edited collections of pap...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Uman, Martin A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Orlando : Academic Press, 1987.
Colección:International geophysics series ; v. 39.
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  • Front Cover; The Lightning Discharge; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Lightning Phenomenology; Chapter 3. Cloud and Lightning Charges; Chapter 4. Preliminary Breakdown; Chapter 5. Stepped Leader; Chapter 6. Attachment Process; Chapter 7. Return Stroke; Chapter 8. Dart Leader; Chapter 9. Continuing Current; Chapter 10. J- and K-Processes in Discharges to Ground; Chapter 11. Positive Lightning; Chapter 12. Upward Lightning and the Artificial Initiation of Lightning; Chapter 13. Cloud Discharges; Chapter 14. Lightning on Other Planets; Chapter 15. Thunder.