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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-16-595-2016
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-16-595-2016
Research article
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02 Mar 2016
Research article |  | 02 Mar 2016

The European lightning location system EUCLID – Part 1: Performance analysis and validation

Wolfgang Schulz, Gerhard Diendorfer, Stéphane Pedeboy, and Dieter Roel Poelman

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In this paper, we present a performance analysis of the European lightning location system EUCLID for cloud-to-ground flashes/strokes in terms of location accuracy, detection efficiency and peak current estimation. The performance analysis is based on ground truth data from direct lightning current measurements at the Gaisberg Tower and data from E-field and video recordings.
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