论文信息 - Evaluation of the performance characteristics of CGLSS II and U.S. NLDN using ground-truth data from Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, Florida

Evaluation of the performance characteristics of CGLSS II and U.S. NLDN using ground-truth data from Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, Florida

A new comprehensive lightning instrumentation system has been designed for Launch Complex 39B (LC39B) at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Florida. This new instrumentation system includes seven synchronized high-speed video cameras, current sensors installed on the nine downconductors of the new LC39B lightning protection system (LPS); four dH/dt, 3-axis measurement stations; and five dE/dt stations composed of two sensors 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.

A. Nag | A. G. Mata | C. T. Mata | J. Saul

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