The east coast lightning detection network

Journal Article · Fri Oct 31 23:00:00 EST 1986 · IEEE Trans. Power Syst.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/TPWRS.1986.4335053· OSTI ID:7111148

Orville, R E; Pyle, R B; Henderson, R W

A magnetic direction-finding network for the detection of lightning cloud-to-ground strikes has been installed along the east coast of the United States. Most of the lightning occurring from Maine to Florida and as far west as Ohio is detected. Time, location, flash polarity, stroke count, and peak signal amplitude are recorded in real time. Flash locations, time, and polarity are displayed routinely for research and operational purposes. Flash density maps have been generated for the summers of l983 and l984, when the network only extended to North Carolina, and show density maxims in northern Virginia and Maryland. Computer-based display systems that access this network in real time are now in use to evaluate the usefullness of the data.

• Research Organization: Dept. of Atmospheric Science, State Univ. of New York at Albany, Albany, NY
• OSTI ID: 7111148
• Journal Information: IEEE Trans. Power Syst.; (United States), Journal Name: IEEE Trans. Power Syst.; (United States) Vol. PWRS-1:4; ISSN ITPSE
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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