# Keul 2018: Assessment of ball lightning cases by correlated LLS data

> Alexander G. Keul, Gerhard Diendorfer, 2018. 7 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The first report-to-network correlation, in Europe.

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# Assessment of ball lightning cases by correlated LLS data

Alexander G. Keul, Gerhard Diendorfer, 2018. _34th International Conference on Lightning Protection (ICLP 2018), IEEE_.

Matches 34 ball-lightning reports from Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic and Switzerland (1994–2016) with EUCLID lightning-location data. Close cases had a cloud-to-ground stroke a mean 0.42 km away (range 0–0.8 km); higher peak currents went with shorter distances; most distant strokes are probably unrelated.

**Ball lightning** Talkdoi: **[10.1109/ICLP.2018.8503422](https://doi.org/10.1109/ICLP.2018.8503422)** Checked against the original0

## What it's used for here

The first report-to-network correlation, in Europe.

## Cited by on this site 7 records

[Balls form at or near ground strike points.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/ball-lightning/answers/ANS0D40AE964NRZ/balls-form-at-or-near-ground-strike-points)

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[34 European ball-lightning cases matched to EUCLID strokes (1994–2016)](https://mysteriesdept.com/datasets/DAT0D40AGZ47S5N/34-european-ball-lightning-cases-matched-to-euclid-strokes)

Dataset

DAT

[In 34 European cases, close events lay a mean 0.42 km from a stroke, and stronger strokes were closer.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/ball-lightning/evidence/EVD0D40AEH057ZT/in-34-european-cases-close-events-lay-a-mean-0-42-km-from-a)

Evidence

EVD

[Keul and Diendorfer match 34 European reports with EUCLID lightning data](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/ball-lightning/events/EVT0D40A4GP1VEX/keul-and-diendorfer-match-34-european-reports-with-euclid)

EVT

[Alexander G. Keul](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/ball-lightning/people/FIG0D40A2J667H6/alexander-g-keul)

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[Ball lightning](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/ball-lightning)

The mystery article

MYS

[Does ball lightning form at the point where lightning strikes, or in the electric field near storms?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/ball-lightning/questions/QST0D40A5ZJ387Q/does-ball-lightning-form-at-the-point-where-lightning)

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## Cite it

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Keul, A. G., & Diendorfer, G. (2018). Assessment of ball lightning cases by correlated LLS data. 34th International Conference on Lightning Protection (ICLP 2018), IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICLP.2018.8503422
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[Find it at doi.org](https://doi.org/10.1109/ICLP.2018.8503422)

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