Ball Lightning An Unsolved Problem in Atmospheric Physics /

• Main Author: Stenhoff, Mark. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 1999.
• Subjects: Physics.; Atmospheric sciences.; Nuclear physics.; Heavy ions.; Hadrons.; Geophysics.; Geophysics and Environmental Physics.; Atmospheric Sciences.; Nuclear Physics, Heavy Ions, Hadrons.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess

Down comes a deluge of sonorous hail, Or prone-descending rain. Wide-rent, the clouds Pour a whole flood, and yet, its flame unquenched, ThỚ"unconquerable lightning struggles through. Ragged and fierce, or in red whirling balls, And fires the mountains with redoubled rage. Black from the stro...

Table of Contents:

• The Study of Ball Lightning
• Thunderstorms and Lightning
• Phenomena that May Be Mistaken for Ball Lightning
• Assessment of Electrical, Thermal, and Mechanical Risks
• Assessment of Risk of Death or Injury by Ball Lightning
• Assessment of Risk of Buildings
• Assessment of Risk to Aircraft
• Assessment of Risk to Trees
• Photographs and Videotapes
• The Existence of Ball Lightning
• Ball Lightning Theories and Experiments
• Models Based on an Internal Energy Source
• Models Based on an External Energy Source
• Conclusions and Recommendations.