Publication Date:
2019-07-13
Description:
A new comprehensive lightning instrumentation system has been designed for Launch Complex 39B (LC39B) at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida. This new instrumentation system includes seven synchronized high-speed video cameras, current sensors installed on the nine downconductors of the new lightning protection system (LPS) for LC39B; four dH/dt, 3-axis measurement stations; and five dE/dt stations composed of two antennas each. The LPS received 8 direct lightning strikes (a total of 19 strokes) from March 31 through December 31 2011. The measured peak currents and locations are compared to those reported by the Cloud-to-Ground Lightning Surveillance System (CGLSS II) and the National Lightning Detection Network (NLDN). Results of comparison are presented and analyzed in this paper.
Keywords:
Meteorology and Climatology
Type:
KSC-2012-023R
,
22nd bi-annual International Lightning Detection Conference (ILDC) and 4th International Lightning Meteorology Conference (ILMC); Apr 02, 2012 - Apr 05, 2012; Broomfield, CO; United States
Format:
application/pdf
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