NDLI: Recent progress in lightning studies at the Pic du Midi observatory

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Author	Berger, G. Lafon, G. Serrie, G. Sigogne, C.
Copyright Year	2011
Description	Author affiliation: ABB France, Bagnères de Bigorre, France (Lafon, G.; Serrie, G.; Sigogne, C.) \|\| Laboratoire de Physique des Gaz et des Plasmas, CNRS, Paris University, Gif sur Yvette, France (Berger, G.)
Abstract	An experimental site devoted to the study of direct lightning impacts to lightning rods has been selected at the top of the Pic du Midi in the French Pyrénées. This site offers the exceptional opportunity of investigating lightning strokes to a complex structure of limited extension, intermediate between a large building at moderate altitude and a high-elevated structure such like the well-known instrumented telecommunication towers (Gaisberg, Peissenberg, Säntis or CN Tower). At the Pic du Midi, the famous astronomical Observatory offers a unique scientific environment for lightning observations. Among various experiments, we will devote this paper to that installed at the top of the so-called DIMM platform. Several scientific sensors are here installed, such like measurements of lightning current, electric field, highspeed video and related recordings. This will enable to characterize both lightning attachment to an instrumented rod and lightning detection network efficiency at high altitude (about 2,900 m).
Starting Page	381
Ending Page	386
File Size	944098
Page Count	6
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781457714672
e-ISBN	9781457714665
DOI	10.1109/APL.2011.6110150
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2011-11-01
Publisher Place	China
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Observatories Instruments Buildings Poles and towers Lightning Cameras Antennas
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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