DocumentCode
3699386
Title
Lightning on tree: Modeling a case study in Brasilia, Brazil
Author
A. Leandro DaSilva;Rodrigo K. Enjiu
Author_Institution
Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Brasí
fYear
2015
Firstpage
175
Lastpage
179
Abstract
There are many records of people and animals victims of lightning while under trees in the thunderstorms. However, there are fewer studies that model cases where lightning strikes a tree and the ground current reaches people far from the trees. This paper offers a case study based on a lightning strike to a tree that injured 31 people sheltering in a nearby masonry building, and presents a simulation model of the event that offers insight into the propagation.
Keywords
"Lightning","Vegetation","Buildings","Monitoring","Biomedical monitoring","Computational modeling","Injuries"
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lightning Protection (XIII SIPDA), 2015 International Symposium on
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/SIPDA.2015.7339318
Filename
7339318
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