Flashes of brilliance : the science and wonder of Arizona lightning / Ronald L. Holle, Daile Zhang.
Holle, Ronald L., author.; Zhang, Daile, author.
2023
QC966
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Title Flashes of brilliance : the science and wonder of Arizona lightning / Ronald L. Holle, Daile Zhang.
Author Holle, Ronald L., author.
ISBN 9783031198793 (electronic bk.)
3031198794 (electronic bk.)
3031198786
9783031198786
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-19879-3
Published Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2023.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (186 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and color).
Other Standard Identifiers 10.1007/978-3-031-19879-3 doi
Call Number QC966
Dewey Decimal Classification 551.56/3209791
Summary This book is a comprehensive resource on lightning and describes the unique roles which the state of Arizona has with regard to lightning. Not only is it spectacular, it is also admired, feared, and misunderstood, but its knowledge has come of age in the last two decades. This book describes why Arizona can be called the Lightning Photography Capital of the U.S., how the general public and Native Americans in Arizona have viewed lightning, and when and where lightning occurs and impacts people and resources in Arizona. It contains summaries of interviews with current and former University of Arizona staff who invented real-time lightning detection in the late 1970s and how subsequent lightning research in Arizona has been globally significant. The authors are very well acquainted with and up to date on these topics. The style of this book is active and somewhat scholarly but readable by the nonprofessional with a general interest in lightning. What is lightning? How does lightning affect Arizona? Why do photographers come to Arizona for lightning photographs? What is unique about Arizona lightning? How is lightning detected in Arizona and around the world? This book tells you answers to these questions. This book is intended for a broad audience comprised of visitors, interested lay public, a variety of scientific disciplines, media, medicine, lightning safety, and fire weather. It is suitable for readers desiring a general overview of lightning, especially in Arizona, but also for those who want to know specifically about the topic.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references.
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Added Author Zhang, Daile, author.
Available in Other Form FLASHES OF BRILLIANCE.
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Foreword
Preface
List of Abbreviations and Definitions
Acknowledgements
1 Introduction
2 Arizona is the lightning photography capital of the U.S.
3 When, where, and how much lightning occurs in Arizona
4 Human impacts, damages, and benefits from lightning in Arizona
5 How lightning detection netweorks were developed
Studies of lightning in Arizona.

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