Energetic Radiation from Lightning and Thunderstorms
Energetic Radiation from Lightning and Thunderstorms
Session ID#: 280118
Session Description:
Highly energetic radiation has been observed in conjunction with thunderstorm electrical activity in recent years, at timescales from microseconds and milliseconds (usually coincident with lightning) to minutes, and from the vantage points of satellites, aircraft, balloon-borne instruments, and instruments on the ground. High-energy electrons, positrons, gamma-rays, and neutrons have been observed, but the physical processes and enabling meteorological contexts involved remain mysteries. We invite experimental, theoretical, and observational contributions investigating all aspects of energetic radiation produced in connection with atmospheric electricity, including terrestrial gamma-ray flashes (TGFs), terrestrial electron beams (TEBs), positron and neutron production, high-energy radiation from stepped leaders, runaway relativistic electron avalanche, observations of lightning and thunderstorms associated with energetic radiation, effects of thunderstorm electric fields on cosmic-ray showers, and physical models of radiation production.
Index Terms:
3304 Atmospheric electricity [ATMOSPHERIC PROCESSES]
3324 Lightning [ATMOSPHERIC PROCESSES]
7984 Space radiation environment [SPACE WEATHER]
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
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