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Cigré Brochures

 

63 - Guide to Procedures for Estimating the Lightning Performance of Transmission Lines, 1991.

 

94 - Lightning characteristics relevant for electrical engineering: assessment of sensing, recording and mapping requirements in the light of present technological advancements, 1995.

 

118 - Lightning exposure of structures and interception efficiency of air terminals, 1997.

 

172 - Characterization of lightning for applications in electric power systems, 2000.

 

376 Cloud-to-ground lightning parameters derived from lightning location systems, 2009

 


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B.F.J. Schonland, H. Collens, "Progressive lightning", Proc. Roy. Soc., Series A, Vol. 143, pp. 654-674, 1934

 

B.F.J. Schonland, D.J. Malan, H. Collens, "Progressive lightning II", Proc. Roy. Soc., Series A, Vol. 152, pp. 595-625, 1935

 

H. Norinder, "Lightning currents and their variations", Jour. Franklin Inst., Vol. 220, p.69-92, 1935

 

H. Norinder, O. Dahle, "Measurements by frame aerials of current variations in lightning discharges", Kungl. Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Arkiv for matematik astronomi och fysik, Bd. 32 A, No. 5, Stockholm, 1945.

 

M. Brook, N. Kitagawa, E.J. Workman, "Quantitative study of strokes and continuing currents in lightning discharges to ground", Jour. Geophysical Res., Vol. 67, No. 2, pp. 649-659, Feb. 1962

 

K. Berger, "Novel observations on lightning discharges: results of research on Monte San Salvatore", Jour. Franklin Inst., Vol. 283, pp. 478-525, 1967

 

S.A. Prentice, "Cigre lightning flash counter", Electra, No. 22, pp. 149-171, 1972

 

M.A. Sargent, "The frequency distribution of current magnitudes of lightning strokes to tall structures", IEEE Trans. on PAS, 1972

 

F. Popolansky, “Frequency distribution of amplitudes of lightning currents”, Electra, no. 22, 1972.

 

K. Berger, R. B. Anderson, and H. Kröninger, “Parameters of lightning flashes,” Electra, no. 41, pp. 23–37, July 1975.

 

E. Garbagnati, E. Giudice, G. B. Lo Piparo, “Messung von Blitzströmen in Italien – Ergebnisse einer statistischen Auswertung“, etz-a Bd. 99, 1978.

 

R. B. Anderson and A. J. Eriksson, “Lightning parameters for engineering applications”, Electra, no. 69, pp. 65–102, Mar. 1980.

 

E.Garbagnati, F. Marinoni, G. B. Lo Piparo, “Parameters of lightning currents. Interpretation of the results obtained in Italy”, ICLP, Szeged 1981.
 

E. Garbagnati, G. B. Lo Piparo, “Parameter von Blitzströmen”, etz Bd. 103, 1982.
 

K. Berger and E. Garbagnati, “Lightning current parameters results obtained in Switzerland and in Italy", Florence, Italy, Aug. 31, 1984.

 

L. Dellera et al., "Lightning protection of structures. IV Lightning current parameters", L'Energia Elettrica, n. 11, 1985.

 

H.J. Geldenhuys, A.J. Eriksson, G.W. Bourn, "Fifteen years' data of lightning current measurements on a 60m mast", Transaction of the SA Institute of Electrical Engineers, pp. 98-103, Sept. 1989.


 

Recent papers

2011
V. Javor, P. D. Rancic, A Channel-Base Current Function for Lightning Return-Stroke Modeling, IEEE Trans on EMC, VOL. 53, NO. 1, FEBRUARY 2011

Qie, X., R. Jiang, C. Wang, J. Yang, J. Wang, and D. Liu (2011), Simultaneously measured current, luminosity, and electric field pulses in a rocket‐triggered lightning flash, J. Geophys. Res., 116, D10102, doi:10.1029/2010JD015331.

2010

M. M. F. Saba, "High speed video observations of positive lightning flashes to ground", JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH, VOL. 115, D24201, 2010

Yang, J., X. Qie, G. Zhang, Q. Zhang, G. Feng, Y. Zhao, and R. Jiang (2010), Characteristics of channel base currents and close magnetic fields in triggered flashes in SHATLE, J. Geophys. Res., 115, D23102, doi:10.1029/2010JD014420

2009

L.Z.S. Campos, M.M.F. Saba, O. Pinto Jr., M.G. Ballarotti, "Waveshapes of continuing currents and properties of M-components in natural positive cloud-to-ground lightning", Atmospheric Research 91 (2009) 416–424

M. M. F. Saba, L. Z. S. Campos, E. P. Krider, O. Pinto Jr., "High-speed video observations of positive ground flashes produced by intracloud lightning", GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS, VOL. 36, L12811, 2009

Xiushu Qie, Yang Zhao, Qinlin Zhang, Jing Yang, Guili Feng, Xiangzhen Kong, Yunjun Zhou, Tinglong Zhang, Guangshu Zhang, Tong Zhang, Dongfang Wang, Haihua Cui, Zhongkuo Zhao, Shujun Wu (2009), Characteristics of artificially triggered lightning during Shandong artificial triggering lightning experiment (SHATLE), Atmos. Res., 91(2-4):, 310-315

Zhang, Q., X. Qie, Z. Wang, T. Zhang, and J. Yang (2009), Simultaneous observation on electric field changes at 60 m and 550 m from altitude-triggered lightning flashes, Radio Sci. , 44, RS1011, doi:10.1029/2008RS003866.

2008

M. Saba et al., "Positive leader characteristics from high-speed video observations", GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS, VOL. 35, L07802, 2008

 

Xiangzhen Kong, Xiushu Qie, Yang Zhao. Characteristics of downward leader in a positive cloud-to-ground lightning flash observed by high-speed video camera and electric field changes (2008). Geophys. Res. Lett., 35, L05816, doi:10.1029/2007GL032764

2007

Qie X, Kong X, 2007. The progression features of a stepped leader process with four grounded leader branches, Geophys. Res. Lett. 34, L06809, doi:10.1029/2006GL028771.

Qie Xiushu, Zhang Qilin, Zhou Yunjun, Feng Guili, Zhang Tinglong,Yang Jing, Kong Xiangzhen, Xiao Qingfu, Wu Shujun (2007), Artificially triggered lightning and its characteristic discharge parameters in two severe thunderstorms, Science in China Series D-Earth Sciences, , 50(8):1241-1250

2002

Qie X, Y Yu, C Guo, P Laroche, G, Zhang Q Zhang (2002), Some features of stepped and dart-stepped leaders near the ground in natural negative cloud-to-ground lightning discharges,Annales Geophysicae, 20 (6): 863-870.