An Introduction to Lightning

This book about lightning summarizes the essence of physics and effects of lightning in a non-technical manner and provides an up-to-date description of the phenomenon of lightning in simple language. Starting with the myths related to lightning, the reader is introduced to the mechanism of lightnin...

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Tác giả chính: Cooray, Vernon
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Được phát hành: Springer 2016
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spelling oai:scholar.dlu.edu.vn:DLU123456789-599212023-11-11T06:55:54Z An Introduction to Lightning Cooray, Vernon Meteorology Atmospheric Sciences Lightning This book about lightning summarizes the essence of physics and effects of lightning in a non-technical manner and provides an up-to-date description of the phenomenon of lightning in simple language. Starting with the myths related to lightning, the reader is introduced to the mechanism of lightning flashes and their interactions with humans, human-made systems and Earth’s environment. Most of the available books on lightning are written for the experts in the field and there is a need for a book that introduces the undergraduate and beginning post graduate students to the subject of lightning and prepares them for more advanced books meant for the experts. This introductory book, which is based on a series of lectures given to undergraduate and postgraduate students in electrical engineering, is intended to fill this need. Tailored to the needs of university students who plan to study electrical engineering, meteorology, environmental or basic physics, it is also a valuable reference resource for laymen who are interested in knowing more on this phenomenon. 2016-03-29T03:14:26Z 2016-03-29T03:14:26Z 2015 Book 978-94-017-8938-7 978-94-017-8937-0 https://scholar.dlu.edu.vn/thuvienso/handle/DLU123456789/59921 en application/pdf Springer
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topic Meteorology
Atmospheric Sciences
Lightning
spellingShingle Meteorology
Atmospheric Sciences
Lightning
Cooray, Vernon
An Introduction to Lightning
description This book about lightning summarizes the essence of physics and effects of lightning in a non-technical manner and provides an up-to-date description of the phenomenon of lightning in simple language. Starting with the myths related to lightning, the reader is introduced to the mechanism of lightning flashes and their interactions with humans, human-made systems and Earth’s environment. Most of the available books on lightning are written for the experts in the field and there is a need for a book that introduces the undergraduate and beginning post graduate students to the subject of lightning and prepares them for more advanced books meant for the experts. This introductory book, which is based on a series of lectures given to undergraduate and postgraduate students in electrical engineering, is intended to fill this need. Tailored to the needs of university students who plan to study electrical engineering, meteorology, environmental or basic physics, it is also a valuable reference resource for laymen who are interested in knowing more on this phenomenon.
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