Boltek Lightning/2000 - Manual (Page 215)

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Chapter 10
Selected Topics
Raw Lightning Data vs. Real-time Lightning
• Alerts • Energy • Noises • Range
Determination • Strong Strokes • Antenna
Placement • Troubleshooting
This chapter contains observations and information on
several important topics.
Raw Lightning Data vs. Real-time
Lightning
Lightning/2000 offers several ways to view storms, including
several windows that plot lightning data on a map. Whereas
the Analysis window shows an estimation of storm range as
determined at a particular instant, and the Threat Assessment
window shows an overall depiction of storm activity, the
Real-time Lightning window is the only window that plots
flashes on a map.
Though it may at first seem that the Real-time Lightning
window is the last word in depicting lightning, the reality is
somewhat more complex. If it were possible to discern the
exact location of each lightning flash, the flashes in the Real-
time Lightning window would be clustered so closely together
that it would be all but impossible to glean any useful
information about a storm (aside from its location).