[Rhodes22-list] Lightning Research Fw: Grounding does not increase strike likeliihood

[Arthur H. Czerwonky]

FYI
Art

-----Forwarded Message-----
>From: Ewen Thomson <EwenT at marinelightning.com>
>Sent: Aug 2, 2006 2:21 PM
>To: "Arthur H. Czerwonky" <czerwonky at earthlink.net>
>Subject: Grounding does not increase strike likeliihood
>
>Art,
>
>My answer is "No"  to your question:
>
>"Some have felt that grounding, by creating a most direct path to the 
>water, actually makes the mast a more likely location for lightning to 
>strike.  Would you agree?"
>
>See  http://www.thomson.ece.ufl.edu/lightning/SGEB17.html#Attachment  
>for details.
>
>
>Regards,
>Ewen.
>www.marinelightning.com
>
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