Author: Martin A. Uman
Publisher: Dover Publications
Keywords: lightning
Number of Pages: 192
Published: 1987-01-01
List price: $8.95
ISBN-10: 048625237X
ISBN-13: 9780486252377

Highly readable and nontechnical, this illustrated survey explores the nature and causes of lightning. Topics include ball lightning, St. Elmo’s Fire, the workings of lightning rods, the effects of  lightning on trees and buildings, the formation of thunderstorms, how to photograph lightning, and other fascinating subjects.

Author: Martin A. Uman
Publisher: Dover Publications
Keywords: discharge, lightning
Number of Pages: 377
Published: 2001-01-24
List price: $18.95
ISBN-10: 0486414639
ISBN-13: 9780486414638

Absorbing, up-to-date monograph by expert sets forth most of what has been learned about lightning, augmented with a generous selection of diagrams, charts, and photographs. Appendices on electromagnetics, statistics, and experimental techniques help clarify some of the concepts covered in the text. 144 illustrations. Appendices. Index.

Author: Martin A. Uman
Publisher: Academic Press
Keywords: series, geophysics, international, discharge, lightning
Number of Pages: 377
Published: 1987-07-12
List price: $89.00
ISBN-10: 0127083502
ISBN-13: 9780127083506

From the Preface: In the 18 years since my technical monograph Lightning (McGraw-Hill, 1969; Dover, 1984) was first published, there have been significant advances in our understanding of lightning, but, until now, there has been no new monograph on the subject. A number of edited collections of papers and conference proceedings relating to lightning have been published during this period and are listed in Appendix D as well as being referenced, where appropriate, throughout the text... In the present book, the chapters are organized primarily by lightning process. Each chapter contains a refe

Authors:Vladimir A. Rakov, Martin A. Uman,
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Keywords: effects, physics, lightning
Number of Pages: 700
Published: 2007-01-08
List price: $130.00
ISBN-10: 0521035414
ISBN-13: 9780521035415

This is the first book to cover essentially all aspects of lightning, including lightning physics, lightning protection, and the interaction of lightning with a variety of objects and systems as well as with the environment. Accessible to the technical non-expert, it is addressed to anyone interested in lightning and its effects.

Authors:Otto Merk, Roland Gebauer, Martin Karrer, Martin Meis
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Keywords: zeitschrift, zur, fur, neutestamentliche, german, wissenschaft, beihefte, geburtstag, exegese, und, gesammelte, aufsatze, zum, wissenschaftsgeschichte
Number of Pages: 467
Published: 1998-12
List price: $203.00
ISBN-10: 3110161915
ISBN-13: 9783110161915

Author: María Jesús; Martín, Antonio (Martín Artiles) Espu
Publisher: Editorial UOC
Keywords: laborals, relacions, les, teorã­a
Number of Pages: 216
Published: 2002-02-28
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 8495131625
ISBN-13: 9788495131621

Authors:Martin Dawson, James Winterbottom, Martin Thomso,
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media
Keywords: location
Number of Pages: 338
Published: 2006-11-13
List price: $69.95
ISBN-10: 0072263776
ISBN-13: 9780072263770

Comprehensive Coverage of the Breakthrough Technology That Can Find Anyone or Anything--AnywhereIn today’s vast world of global commerce with users that are more nomadic than ever, the need for reliable, secure, and efficient access technologies is rapidly increasing. IP Location provides you with a guided tour of location determination, tackling this new technology head on and addressing all aspects of location management, delivery, and conveyance within IP networks. Covering important real-world applications such as emergency (911) services, asset tracking, call routing, navigation, an