Slot: negative_polarity
The polarity of the strike, with T meaning negative. About 90% of all lightning strokes are negative strokes, meaning that they were initiated by a large concentration of negative charge in the cloud-base; this tends to induce an area of positive charge on the ground.
URI: cim:LightningStrike.negativePolarity
Applicable Classes
| Name | Description | Modifies Slot |
|---|---|---|
| LightningStrike | A cloud-to-ground lightning strike at a particular location | no |
Properties
- Range: Boolean
Identifier and Mapping Information
Schema Source
- from schema: https://cim.ucaiug.io/ns#TC57CIM
LinkML Source
name: negative_polarity
description: The polarity of the strike, with T meaning negative. About 90% of all
lightning strokes are negative strokes, meaning that they were initiated by a large
concentration of negative charge in the cloud-base; this tends to induce an area
of positive charge on the ground.
from_schema: https://cim.ucaiug.io/ns#TC57CIM
rank: 1000
slot_uri: cim:LightningStrike.negativePolarity
multivalued: false
alias: negative_polarity
owner: LightningStrike
domain_of:
- LightningStrike
range: boolean
required: false