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A system and method of determining locations of lightning strikes has been described. The system includes multiple receivers located around an area of interest, such as a space center or airport. Each receiver monitors both sound and electric fields. The detection of an electric field pulse and a so

A system and method of determining locations of lightning strikes has been described. The system includes multiple receivers located around an area of interest, such as a space center or airport. Each receiver monitors both sound and electric fields. The detection of an electric field pulse and a sound wave are used to calculate an area around each receiver in which the lighting is detected. A processor is coupled to the receivers to accurately determine the location of the lighting strike. The processor can manipulate the receiver data to compensate for environmental variables such as wind, temperature, and humidity. Further, each receiver processor can discriminate between distant and local lightning strikes.

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1. A system to determine a location of lighting strikes comprising:a processor; and a plurality of receivers coupled to the processor, wherein each of the plurality of receivers comprises an electric field sensor, an acoustic sensor, and a controller to provide a receiver output indicating a calcula

1. A system to determine a location of lighting strikes comprising:a processor; and a plurality of receivers coupled to the processor, wherein each of the plurality of receivers comprises an electric field sensor, an acoustic sensor, and a controller to provide a receiver output indicating a calculated time differential between an electric field pulse and a sound wave, the processor determines the location of lighting strikes in response to the output from the plurality of receivers.