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目次

1. Introduction; 2. Incidence of lightning; 3. Electrical structure oflightning-producing clouds; 4. Downward negative lightning discharges toground; 5. Positive and bipolar lightning discharges to ground; 6. Upwardlightning initiated by ground-based objects; 7. Artificial initiation(triggering) of lightning by ground-based activity; 8. Winter lightning inJapan; 9. Cloud discharges; 10. Lightning and airborne vehicles; 11. Thunder;12. Modelling of lightning processes; 13. The distant lightningelectromagnetic environment: atmospherics, Schumann resonances and whistlers;14. Lightning effects in the middle and upper atmosphere; 15. Lightningeffects on the chemistry of the atmosphere; 16. Extraterrestrial lightning;17. Lightning locating; 18. Deleterious effects of lightning and protectivetechniques; 19. Lightning hazards to humans and animals; 20. Ball lightning,bead lightning, and other unusual discharges; Appendix. Books on lightningand related subjects.