I'd suggest getting Dr. Uman's "All About Lightning" as a starter. You could read it in an afternoon, so to be correct, the book is all about lightning, but it doesn't contain all the world's knowledge. ;-). It isn't very technical, though he has written technical books as well.
Regarding schemes to prevent lightning hits, they are all controversial. That is, scientists argue over the effectiveness. The one I see often in the high desert looks like a brush made out of metal fibers. I've got to see ground hits in the desert twice. Amazing. The spot hit glows yellow, which I presume is sodium ionization. ------Original Message------ From: Attila Kinali Sender: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com To: David McGaw To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement ReplyTo: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Best location for a GPS antenna...? Sent: Apr 12, 2012 12:22 PM On Thu, 12 Apr 2012 15:02:48 -0400 David McGaw <n1...@alum.dartmouth.org> wrote: > Best would be to have a lightning rod in the vicinity of and above the > antenna. A sharp-pointed rod does not attract lightning, it REPELS it > and has a cone of protection under it. While the effect is not > understood, it apparently discharges the surrounding air through corona > discharge - the sharper the better. I'd like to read more on that, do you have any good references? Attila Kinali -- Why does it take years to find the answers to the questions one should have asked long ago? _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.