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Statistical analysis of direct-strike lightning data (1980 to 1982)Electromagnetic measurements are being made during direct lightning strikes by NASA Langley Center using a specially instrumented F-106B aircraft. The research is to aid refinement, characterization, and understanding of the lightning-aircraft interaction process and the lightning hazards to aircraft. Statistical methods are applied to characterize some aspects of the lightning data obtained from 176 strikes to the aircraft. Specific attention is given to the problem of estimating the upper extreme quantiles of the distributions of peak-to-peak values for currents and rates of change in the magnetic and flux densities. A formal treatment via a general location-scale family of models allows the estimation method to be adapted to the realized shapes the distributions. The shapes are examined by probability plotting methods.
Document ID
19860014619
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Technical Publication (TP)
Authors
Lee, L. D. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Finelli, G. B. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Thomas, M. E. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Pitts, F. L. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Date Acquired
September 5, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1984
Subject Category
Meteorology And Climatology
Report/Patent Number
L-15686
NASA-TP-2252
NAS 1.60:2252
Accession Number
86N24090
Funding Number(s)
PROJECT: RTOP 505-34-13-34
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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