Lightning has been a global phenomenon observed for
thousands of years, and is yet not completely
understood by scientists. It is the characteristic
property of thunderstorms and even a slight rise in
air temperature at ground level leads to a furious
increase in the frequency of lightning during
thunderstorms. Lightning is becoming the leading
cause of weather related personal injuries; hence,
the study of lightning strike behavior with respect
to various parameters like strike time, geographical
distribution, and strength, apart from its
electromagnetic wave characteristics, has always been
a very challenging and interesting field to explore.
This book provides various new visualization and
statistical analysis algorithms developed to study
lightning strike data in a variety of ways with
respect to strike time, strength, and location. These
algorithms will definitely serve as a new insight for
upcoming students and research scientists to explore
the unknown facts of lightning strikes for
improving lightning protection on a global scale.
thousands of years, and is yet not completely
understood by scientists. It is the characteristic
property of thunderstorms and even a slight rise in
air temperature at ground level leads to a furious
increase in the frequency of lightning during
thunderstorms. Lightning is becoming the leading
cause of weather related personal injuries; hence,
the study of lightning strike behavior with respect
to various parameters like strike time, geographical
distribution, and strength, apart from its
electromagnetic wave characteristics, has always been
a very challenging and interesting field to explore.
This book provides various new visualization and
statistical analysis algorithms developed to study
lightning strike data in a variety of ways with
respect to strike time, strength, and location. These
algorithms will definitely serve as a new insight for
upcoming students and research scientists to explore
the unknown facts of lightning strikes for
improving lightning protection on a global scale.