@InProceedings{MendesJrDoPiPiDiCaCa:1999:LiCuPr,
               author = "Mendes Jr., Odim and Domingues, M. O. and Pinto, Iara Regina 
                         Cardoso de Almeida and Pinto Jr., Osmar and Diniz, J. H. and 
                         Carvalho, A. M. and Cazetta Filho, A",
                title = "On lightning current probability distribution from southeastern 
                         brazilian measurements",
            booktitle = "Proceedings...",
                 year = "1999",
                pages = "38--41",
         organization = "International Conference on Atmospheric Electricity, 11.",
             keywords = "GEOF{\'{\I}}SICA ESPACIAL, Brasil, medi{\c{c}}{\~a}o, 
                         rel{\^a}mpago, fun{\c{c}}{\~o}es de densidade Weibul, 
                         temporais, measurement, lightning, Wibul density functions, 
                         thundestorms.",
             abstract = "The estimated peak-current amplitude of brazilian southeastern 
                         lightning occurrences measured by LPATS, from 1988 to 1995, is 
                         analysed here. So the Log-Normal and the three parameter Weibull 
                         Probability Density Functions are used to investigate this data 
                         set. This work identified 62 of negative, 37 of positive and 1 of 
                         bipolar lightning flashes. The mode of negative flashes is higher 
                         than the mode of positive ones. All lightning current 
                         distributions are leptokurtic distributions. The Log-Normal PDF 
                         fits better this current data set than the three parameter Weibull 
                         PDF. However, in consequence of its representative behaviour, the 
                         last one could be very usefull as an index for classification of 
                         thunderstorm events.",
      conference-year = "1999",
                label = "9849",
           targetfile = "mendes_lightning.pdf",
        urlaccessdate = "30 abr. 2024"
}