2019-12-27, 10:09
(2019-12-27, 07:20)geocom7 Wrote: I am new to this. I live near the Blue Mountains west of Sydney, NSW, Australia. The mega fires that you have undoubtedly seen in the recent news were started by lightning. We live in an area not yet burnt, therefore full of tinder dry fuel. As a member of our local volunteer bush fire brigade, we need every assistance in being able to quickly respond to the next round of dry lightning strikes. We live about 200kms from the nearest LightningMaps ground station. We are attempting to calibrate recent LightningMaps strike locations with known lightning strike locations. A new ground station within our area could be very valuable, facilitating our quick field check of lightning induced bushfire. This initiative could significantly reduce bushfire damage to property and may save lives.
I am keen to learn how to get one or more ground stations established within our region.
I am also learning how to use this message posting system.
Where is the sent button
Chris
Nice thoughts. Just for your info though, it is probably the closest stations to a strike that won't record the matter because they would probably be in an interference mode unless you have a very reduced unit in detection capability, which would assist in the process locally, but unable to assist further afield when those local stations are in interference mode. The great thing about this system, whilst the local units are in interference mode due to a nearby storm, units further away will be filling the bill by accurately recording where strikes are occuring. I am up in Tamworth and can get bumped into interference mode sometimes with some intense storms in south east Queensland. All depends on how cranky mother nature is whacking down them lightning bolts ...... lol. But more stations are always welcome in out Australia / Oceania region
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