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Research on lightning transient distribution characteristics of cable-stayed bridges

open access: yes暴雨灾害, 2023
Bridges are usually located at the junction of land and water, where the surrounding area is open terrain, making them to be easily damaged by lightning strikes.
Yajing SHI   +4 more
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Lightning [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
This Why Files article examines lightning. Lightning is the second deadliest storm-related hazard in the United States. Topics covered include: what lightning is, how it injures and kills, and what has been learned in the past few years from research on ...
David Tenenbaum
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Evaluation of GHMLLS Performance Characteristics Based on Observations of Artificially Triggered Lightning

open access: yes应用气象学报, 2022
Artificially triggered lightning refers to the lightning that is artificially triggered to the ground under appropriate thunderstorm conditions. The location of artificially triggered lightning can be determined; the occurring time can be precisely ...
Zhang Yue   +9 more
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Smart CMOS image sensor for lightning detection and imaging [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
We present a CMOS image sensor dedicated to lightning detection and imaging. The detector has been designed to evaluate the potentiality of an on-chip lightning detection solution based on a smart sensor.
Bréart-de-Boisanger, Michel   +12 more
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Lightning Strike

open access: yesJournal of Education and Teaching in Emergency Medicine, 2022
This scenario was developed to educate emergency medicine residents on the various presentations and management of a patient struck by lightning.Annually, there are approximately 1.4 billon lightning strikes around the world; of these, an estimated 24,000 strikes cause significant injury or death.1 In the United States, there are approximately 400 ...
Powell, Thomas   +2 more
openaire   +4 more sources

A Maintenance Cost Study of Transformers Based on Markov Model Utilizing Frequency of Transition Approach

open access: yesEnergies, 2018
In this paper, a maintenance cost study of transformers based on the Markov Model (MM) utilizing the Health Index (HI) is presented. In total, 120 distribution transformers of oil type (33/11 kV and 30 MVA) are examined.
Muhammad Sharil Yahaya   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Three types of bidirectional leader development in triggered lightning flashes

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2023
Eight cases of bidirectional leader (BL) development in artificially triggered lightning flashes are reported with synchronous high-speed camera images and electric field signals.
Rui Su   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of Lightning on Trees: A Predictive Model Based on in situ Electrical Resistivity [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
The effects of lightning on trees range from catastrophic death to the absence of observable damage. Such differences may be predictable among tree species, and more generally among plant life history strategies and growth forms.
Bitzer, Phillip M.   +4 more
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Correlation between Frequency-Divided Magnetic Field and Channel-Base Current for Rocket-Triggered Lightning

open access: yesRemote Sensing, 2023
Different discharge processes of triggered lightning can radiate electromagnetic signals with different frequency bands. During the triggered-lightning experiment conducted at the Field Experiment Base on Lightning Sciences of China Meteorological ...
Yanfeng Fan   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Thunderstorm Feature Dataset and Characteristics of Thunderstorm Activities in China

open access: yes应用气象学报, 2021
A thunderstorm feature dataset (TFD) is built up based on the black body temperature (TBB) product and cloud classification (CLC) product of FY-2E meteorological satellite as well as the lightning data of the World-Wide Lightning Location Network (WWLLN).
Ma Ruiyang   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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