Theory and Observations of Controls on Lightning Flash Size Spectra in: Journal of the
Atmospheric Sciences Volume 70 Issue 12 (2013) Jump to Content Jump to Main …

Soon after the onset of an eruption, model forecasts of ash dispersal are used to mitigate the
hazards to aircraft, infrastructure, and communities downwind. However, it is a significant …

Evolution of Lightning Activity and Storm Charge Relative to Dual-Doppler Analysis of a
High-Precipitation Supercell Storm in: Monthly Weather Review Volume 141 Issue 7 (2013) …

Lightning Activity in a Hail-Producing Storm Observed with Phased-Array Radar in: Monthly
Weather Review Volume 139 Issue 6 (2011) Jump to Content Jump to Main Navigation …

Thunderstorms, and lightning in particular, are a major natural hazard to the public, aviation,
power companies, and wildfire managers. Lightning causes great damage and death every …

Several field campaigns since the year 2000 have focused on anomalously electrified or
“inverted polarity” thunderstorms. This study synthesizes these recent results, and considers …

Lightning flashes have been observed by a number of missions that visited or flew by Jupiter
over the past several decades. Imagery led to a flash rate estimate of about 4× 10− 3 flashes …

Airborne observations in deep stratiform and anvil clouds showed extensive layers of 10‐to
40‐kV/m electric fields colocated with highly stratified uniform radar reflectivity of 20 to 25 …

Lightning in the Anvils of Supercell Thunderstorms in: Monthly Weather Review Volume 140
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The present study makes use of cloud-to-ground lightning, three-dimensional mapping from
a Lightning Mapping Array and Doppler C-band radar observations to analyze the lightning …