Lightning Phenomenon : Need for Awareness Detection and Protection from Damage Caused by Lightning
Published by Daya, Delhi, 2009
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Contents Foreword/Vladimir A. Rakov. Preface/Ravindra Arora. Introduction/Arun P. Kulshreshtha. Colombo Declaration. I. Lightning activity mapping 1. Study of lightning activity over Indian sub continent/Manish Ranalkar Amit Kesarkar Rudra Pratap and R.D. Vashistha. 2. Seasonal and annual lightning Thunderstorms Day Maps for Saudi Arabia/M.H. Shwehdi. II. Awareness and damage caused by Lightning 3. Lightning safety awareness programme especially in South Asia to minimize loss of human lives and properties/Munir Ahmed and Chandima Gomes. 4. Lightning situation in Botswana/Oarabile Nnabu. 5. Technological and sociological constraints to effective protection from lightning the case of Malawi/Gilbert Reginald Phiri. 6. Lightning protection conducted in Myanmar/Salai Tluang Za Thang. III. Mechanism of lightning strikes and lightning detection systems 7. A new approach to the mechanism of lightning strike/Ravindra Arora. 8. Lightning its nature and characteristics/Chandima Gomes. 9. Lightning detection system in Malaysia/Wan Mohd Nazri Wan Daud. 10. Lightning detection and warning systems/Mahendra Fernando and Chandima Gomes. IV. Lightning protection safety and suppression 11. Culture of safety against lightning Indian perspective/C. Lakshmi Narasimhan and D.V.S. Bhagavanulu. 12. Human safety against lightning/Chandima Gomes. 13. Lightning protection of power network in Mauritius a review/Prabhakar Sembhoo. 14. Suppression of the lightning activity by the Anti Hail Rockets fired into thunder cloud/Mladjen Curic. 15. An ICT Perspective on lightning and earthing in South Africa/Abednego Maliwa Ngcobo. Lightning has always greatly fascinated awed and frightened the humankind with its spectacular intense tree like flashes. The phenomenon of lightning is caused by the build up of electrostatic charge in clouds the effect of which has been a challenge for the mankind to explain. Though lightning and thunderstorms are vital in some ways as they generate nitrogen oxygen and free radicals essential for living beings on the contrary these are also capable for causing wild land fires human and animal death through electrocution. It is a natural hazard that causes serious economical and personal losses in many parts of the world. The problem is quite acute especially in South and East Asia Africa and South America due to the high occurrence density of lightning large population and the rapid and unplanned industrialization. The action of lightning's electrical and magnetic fields and lightning current on industrial premises power transmission lines underground communications aircrafts and induction of dangerous over voltage are also quite well known. This publication contains 15 papers that explain the level of lightning awareness activities protective measures and myths prevailing in the countries of respective authors. It also provides a fascinating view on the safeguards and remedies to overcome the deleterious effect of this natural phenomenon through modern techniques. The volume is chiefly based on the discussions and presentations during the International Roundtable on Lightning Protection held at Colombo Sri Lanka during 22 25 May 2007. The information presented herein would hopefully serve as a valuable material for the scientists and professionals engaged in the field of lightning physics and the concerned government authorities in developing countries in making their citizens aware about this natural phenomenon and to provide necessary safeguards to mitigate possible disasters. 168 pp. …
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- Lightning Phenomenon : Need for Awareness Detection and Protection from Damage Caused by Lightning
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- Ravindra Arora and Chandima Gomes
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- Daya, Delhi
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- 2009
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