Class Description

A cloud-to-ground lightning strike at a particular location.

Attributes

Name Type Description
errorEllipseConfidence PerCent Likelihood that strike fell within errorEllipse.
errorEllipseMajorSemiAxis Length Length of major semi-axis (longest radius) of the error ellipse.
errorEllipseMinorSemiAxis Length Length of minor semi-axis (shortest radius) of the error ellipse.
errorEllipseOrientation Bearing The orientation of the major semi- axis in degrees from True North.
negativePolarity Boolean The polarity of the strike, with T meaning negative. About 90% of all lightning strokes are negative strokes, meaning that they were initiated by a large concentration of negative charge in the cloud-base; this tends to induce an area of positive charge on the ground.
peakAmplitude CurrentFlow Peak current of strike.

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Descendant classes

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Leaf/Root class

IsLeaf IsRoot
False False

Associations

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