Lightning Electromagnetics

Provides the theory, mathematics and computational tools to model each and every one of the processes associated with lightning discharges-Directly aimed at undergraduate and postgraduate physics and engineering students Contents: Basic electromagnetic theory. Measurements of electromagnetic fields from lightning. Modelling charge generation in thunderclouds. How to simulate the electron runaway processes associated with thundercloud electric fields. Modelling initiation of lightning flashes. Modelling the stepped leaders to evaluate their electromagnetic fields. The full theory and simulation procedures to model the generation of corona from ground. The four ways of modelling the lightning return stroke. The theory and calculation procedures to evaluate the internal electric fields of leaders and return strokes. The effect of lightning on tall telecommunication towers. The propagation of lightning electromagnetic fields over grounds of different conductivities and geometries. The propagation of the electromagnetic fields around the globe. The study of the interaction of electromagnetic fields with the upper atmosphere. Generation of NOx from lightning flashes. How to calculate induced voltages in power lines.