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 papers and conference proceedings relating to lightning have been published during this period and are listed in Appendix D as well as being referenced, where appropriate, throughout the text... In the present book, the chapters are organized primarily by lightning process. Each chapter contains a reference list of essentially all literature on the subject discussed in that chapter, although all of these references may not be cited in the text.
Author(s): Martin A. Uman (Eds.)
Series: International Geophysics 39
Publisher: Elsevier, Academic Press
Year: 1987
Language: English
Pages: iii-xii, 1-377
Tags: Науки о Земле;Метеорология и климатология;Физико-химические процессы в атмосфере. Методы измерений;
Content:
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Page iii
Copyright page
Page iv
Memoriam
Page v
Preface
Pages xi-xii
Chapter 1 Introduction
Pages 1-36
Chapter 2 Lightning Phenomenology
Pages 37-57
Chapter 3 Cloud and Lightning Charges
Pages 58-70
Chapter 4 Preliminary Breakdown
Pages 71-81
Chapter 5 Stepped Leader
Pages 82-98
Chapter 6 Attachment Process
Pages 99-109
Chapter 7 Return Stroke
Pages 110-153
Chapter 8 Dart Leader
Pages 154-166
Chapter 9 Continuing Current
Pages 167-178
Chapter 10 J- and K-Processes in Discharges to Ground
Pages 179-187
Chapter 11 Positive Lightning
Pages 188-204
Chapter 12 Upward Lightning and the Artificial Initiation of Lightning
Pages 205-230
Chapter 13 Cloud Discharges
Pages 231-253
Chapter 14 Lightning on Other Planets
Pages 254-280
Chapter 15 Thunder
Pages 281-312
Appendix A Electromagnetics
Pages 313-334
Appendix B Statistics
Pages 335-344
Appendix C Experimental Techniques
Pages 345-367
Appendix D Books Containing Information on Lightning
Pages 368-369
Index
Pages 370-377
