Type of Document	Thesis
Author	Graham-Jones, Brian Clay
Author's Email Address	bgjones@garnet.acns.fsu.edu
URN	etd-07082006-194027
Title	The Fractal Nature of Lightning: An Investigation of the Fractal Relationship of the Structure of Lightning to Terrain.
Degree	Master of Science
Department	Mathematics, Department of
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Christopher Hunter Committee Chair James B. Elsner Committee Member Steve Bellenot Committee Member
Keywords	Empire State Building Megalopolis Terrain Applied Mathematics Lightning Modeling Fractals Personal Lightning Safety Lightning Mathematical Modeling Mandelbrot
Date of Defense	2006-04-24
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract This study focuses on the relationship between the structure of lightning and how it may or may not be related to the topography below it.
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