Atmospheric and Space Electricity



Advancements in Lightning Meteorology, Climatology, and Remote Sensing
Primary Convener:  Dr. Kelcy N Brunner, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, United States
Conveners:  Sarah D Bang, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL, United States and Sarah Stough, Cooperative Institute for Severe and High-Impact Weather Research and Operations, The University of Oklahoma, Norman, United States
Student/Early Career Convener:  Sarah Stough, Cooperative Institute for Severe and High-Impact Weather Research and Operations, The University of Oklahoma, Norman, United States


Advances in Instrumentation, Methods, and Observations for Atmospheric Electricity
Primary Convener:  Michael Stock, Cooperative Institute for Severe and High-Impact Weather Research and Operations, Norman, United States
Conveners:  Dr. Elizabeth DiGangi, Earth Networks Inc., Research and Development, Germantown, United States and Yunjiao Pu, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China


Advances in Weather Modification and Regional Hydroclimate Intervention
Primary Convener:  Youssef Wehbe, National Center of Meteorology, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Conveners:  Alya Al Mazrouei, UAE Research Program for Rain Enhancement Science, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Raha Hakimdavar, Georgetown University, Washington, United States, Roelof Burger, North-West University, Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, Mahikeng, South Africa and Ahmad AlKamali, University of Reading, Department of Meteorology, Reading, RG6, United Kingdom
Student/Early Career Convener:  Hamda Al Hosani, National Center of Meteorology, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates


Aerosol Mixing State Across Scales: From Observations to Modeling and Implications for Climate and Air Quality
Primary Convener:  Zhu Shupeng, Zhejiang University, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Hangzhou, China
Conveners:  Ping Pui Ching, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Nicole Riemer, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Urbana, IL, United States and Claudio Mazzoleni, Michigan Technological University, Physics, Houghton, MI, United States
Student/Early Career Convener:  Zhonghua Zheng, The University of Manchester, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Manchester, United Kingdom


Atmospheric and Space Electricity General Contributions
Primary Convener:  Ivana Kolmasova, Institute of Atmospheric Physics (IAP) of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
Conveners:  Eric C Bruning, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, United States and Sonja A Behnke, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, United States


Energetic Radiation from Lightning and Thunderstorms
Primary Convener:  Michael S Briggs, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL, United States
Conveners:  David Sarria Sr, University of Bergen, Department of Physics and Technology, Bergen, Norway, Brant Carlson, Carthage College, Kenosha, WI, United States and Amitabh Nag, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, United States


Physics of Streamers, Leaders, and the Lightning Discharge
Primary Convener:  Caitano L. da Silva, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Langmuir Lab, Socorro, NM, United States
Conveners:  Rasha Abbasi, University of Utah, Physics Department, Salt Lake City, United States and Adonis Leal, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Langmuir Lab, Socorro, NM, United States


Thunderstorm Effects in the Near-Earth Space Environment
Primary Convener:  Victor P Pasko, Pennsylvania State University Main Campus, University Park, PA, United States
Conveners:  Oscar A Van Der Velde, Univ. Politecnica de Catalunya ยท BarcelonaTech, Terrassa, Spain and Sebastien J Celestin, CNRS - LPCE, Orleans Cedex 2, France