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... AMELIORATION OF LIGHTNING DAMAGE Mechanisms of Lightning Damage The amount and type of lightning damage an object suffers is due to both the characteristics of the lightning discharge and the properties of the object. The physical characteristics of lightning of most interest are the currents and electromagnetic fields, particularly those from the return stroke since these are usually the largest; hence protection against the return stroke will usually protect against the currents and fields from other lightning processes.
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... APPLICATION OF RESEARCH TO LIGHTNING PROTECTION _~2, W\ · ~L o ~ 9 of it £-~, 4-'~ ~ ~ ' irk ~ 1\ ~ at, Y!
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Key Terms

  • electromagnetic field
  • magnetic field
  • charge transfer
  • magnetic fields
  • return stroke

  • lightning protection
  • electromagnetic fields


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