• DocumentCode
    413225
  • Title

    On the chances of being struck by cloud-to-ground lightning

  • Author

    Krider, E. Philip

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. of Atmos. Phys., Arizona Univ., Tucson, AZ, USA
  • Volume
    3
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    23-26 June 2003
  • Abstract
    An assumption of complete spatial randomness has been used to obtain analytic expressions that describe the probability that the closest lightning strike is within any distance of an arbitrary point or a simulated power line, if the area density of strikes in the region is known. Preliminary tests of these functions show that they describe experimental data rather well, but such tests are limited by the accuracy of the measurements.
  • Keywords
    lightning; power cables; probability; cloud-to-ground lightning; lightning strike; power line; probability; Analytical models; Character generation; Integral equations; Lightning; NASA; Physics; Storms; Testing; USA Councils; Wideband;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Power Tech Conference Proceedings, 2003 IEEE Bologna
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7967-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PTC.2003.1304480
  • Filename
    1304480