DocumentCode :
1219778
Title :
Engineers map volcanic lightning
Author :
Patel, Prachi
Volume :
46
Issue :
4
fYear :
2009
fDate :
4/1/2009 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
15
Lastpage :
15
Abstract :
Volcanic eruptions are often accompanied by spectacular bursts of lightning-Krakatoa, Mount St. Helens, and Vesuvius have provided some relatively recent examples- and yet these breathtaking bolts are not well understood. Obtaining insight into volcanic lightning, besides being of considerable scientific interest, could make it possible to get earlier warnings of eruptions and might even yield clues to the origins of life. With those ends in mind, electrical engineers at the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, in Socorro, have installed compact sensing stations of their own design at Mount Redoubt in Alaska.
Keywords :
Design engineering; Fasteners; Lightning;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Spectrum, IEEE
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0018-9235
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/MSPEC.2009.4808376
Filename :
4808376
Link To Document :
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