CA1101933A - Detection system for lightning - Google Patents

Detection system for lightning

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CA1101933A
CA1101933A CA288,208A CA288208A CA1101933A CA 1101933 A CA1101933 A CA 1101933A CA 288208 A CA288208 A CA 288208A CA 1101933 A CA1101933 A CA 1101933A
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Edmund P. Krider
Ralph C. Noggle
Martin A. Uman
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University of Arizona Foundation
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01R—MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES
    • G01R29/00—Arrangements for measuring or indicating electric quantities not covered by groups G01R19/00 - G01R27/00
    • G01R29/08—Measuring electromagnetic field characteristics
    • G01R29/0807—Measuring electromagnetic field characteristics characterised by the application
    • G01R29/0814—Field measurements related to measuring influence on or from apparatus, components or humans, e.g. in ESD, EMI, EMC, EMP testing, measuring radiation leakage; detecting presence of micro- or radiowave emitters; dosimetry; testing shielding; measurements related to lightning
    • G01R29/0842—Measurements related to lightning, e.g. measuring electric disturbances, warning systems
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01W—METEOROLOGY
    • G01W1/00—Meteorology
    • G01W1/16—Measuring atmospheric potential differences, e.g. due to electrical charges in clouds

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
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CA288,208A 1976-10-14 1977-10-05 Detection system for lightning Expired CA1101933A (en)

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CA365,162A CA1112723A (en) 1976-10-14 1980-11-20 Detection system for lightning

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US732,365 1976-10-14
US05/732,365 US4115732A (en) 1976-10-14 1976-10-14 Detection system for lightning

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CA1101933A true CA1101933A (en) 1981-05-26

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