. Assessing the natural range of variability in minimally disturbed wetlands across the Rocky Mountains : the Rocky Mountain ReMAP project. Wetlands; Wet meadow ecology; Shrubland ecology; Flowers. Safety Information - Lightning NOLS Backcountiy Lillian 115 Safety Guidelines Join KOLi Curriculum Manager Ttis paper discusses die phenomenon Df 'iahming a: h typically tappeos; how :o seek relative safety when caugbt x a backcoumty heinuug ::onu; typical ligitning injunes, some tps on :eaci xg LEixiue risk anna gernen: it die b>. an overview af firs: aid, and bcidea: report
. Assessing the natural range of variability in minimally disturbed wetlands across the Rocky Mountains : the Rocky Mountain ReMAP project. Wetlands; Wet meadow ecology; Shrubland ecology; Flowers. Safety Information - Lightning NOLS Backcountiy Lillian 115 Safety Guidelines Join KOLi Curriculum Manager Ttis paper discusses die phenomenon Df 'iahming a: h typically tappeos; how :o seek relative safety when caugbt x a backcoumty heinuug ::onu; typical ligitning injunes, some tps on :eaci xg LEixiue risk anna gernen: it die b>. an overview af firs: aid, and bcidea: reporting I: tin not bs empbastzad auougb. ria: b«ng outdoors erpo;es us t* random lightning haiard. do xntter what : we take. How Does Lighniinj Strike? Lightning strikES fasr :ie whole placets usually tales a few niillijecgndj S repped leaders Leave a niTimlnnimhnic cloud and some Leaden niove reward :ia ground. They appeal as many braucLes. but only 1-2 branches will reach [be ground. Approximately every f>0 merer:1 a Dew step leaves each leader iaud is ads in a fairly random direction. If a leadei get; 100m from tbe gmund. positively charged streamers start rising front :ia closest grounded objecrs [Dwarfs [be negatively cnarged leader. As soon as the leader is close enough tD a streamer, it shDO-s dirEc:ly :o tha: s:reau}er and "blazes a xaiF for a significant charge (a rerun stroke) tD sioor from the ground to toe eland1. Tbis leader search distance concept is important to undersiand to avoid direct Iiluiiraiions tyRob HacLtan Figure 1 Left: a stepped [aider move: down in SO m steps 3nd multiple streamers rise from "all objects neai tbe leader. Right: a single rarjm stroke frox a n ee is the most obvious part we see. Note die leader CDnrjeciad with :ia streamer "hat happened 10 be closes! "o tt during tlie final step. Most ground strises occur immediately below a cuniulDDimbus cioud. Rarely, a bolt of lightning can move hnrizon
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