Streamers, Leaders, and Lightning Physics
Streamers, Leaders, and Lightning Physics
Session ID#: 118925
Session Description:
Recents advances in instrumentation and computational modeling have allowed the Atmospheric and Space Electricity community to start probing the fundamental physics of lightning. Substantial advances have been made in optical, radio-frequency, and X-ray imaging of the lightning channels' initiation, propagation, and attachment to ground structures, as well as the return stroke and the subsequent processes taking place inside its decaying channels. Computational modeling of streamers, leaders, and the return stroke has evolved to a stage where direct comparisons between model and observations are now possible. We seek investigations of experimental and computational nature dedicated to advancing our community’s understanding of lightning physics.
Co-Sponsor(s):
- AMS: American Meteorological Society -
Index Terms:
0654 Plasmas [ELECTROMAGNETICS]
3304 Atmospheric electricity [ATMOSPHERIC PROCESSES]
3324 Lightning [ATMOSPHERIC PROCESSES]
6994 Instruments and techniques [RADIO SCIENCE]
Primary Convener: Caitano L. da Silva, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Langmuir Laboratory for Atmospheric Research, Socorro, NM, United States
Conveners: Brian Hare, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands and Rasha Abbasi, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States
Primary Liaison: Caitano L. da Silva, Pennsylvania State University Main Campus, Communications and Space Science Laboratory, University Park, PA, United States
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