Articles

Jan. 13
Simple explanation of plasma globes

Jan. 18
E.P. Krider, "Benjamin Franklin and Lightning Rods," Physics Today, 42-48, Jan., 2006.

Jan. 25
"Lightning charge analysis in small Convection and Precipitation Electrification (CaPE) experiment storms," Martin J. Murphy, E. Philip Krider, and Michael M. Maier, J. Geophys. Res., 101, 29615-29626, 1996.

Jan. 27
"The Atlas/Centaur Lightning Strike Incident," J. Geophys. Res., 94, 13169-13177, 1989.

Feb. 8
"Results of an International Workshop on Atmospheric Electrical Measurements," J.M. Rosen, D.J. Hofmann, W. Gringel, J. Berlinski, S. Michnowski, Y. Morita, T. Ogawa, and D. Olson, J. Geophys. Res., 87 1219-1227, 1982

Radon and Cancer, World Health Organization, Fact Sheet #291, updated Sept. 2009.

Radon information from Wikipedia and the EPA

Feb. 10
Cosmic ray showers

Feb. 17
"The Effect of Liquid Water on Thunderstorm Charging", C.P.R. Saunders, W.D. Keith, R.P. Mitzeva, J. Geophys. Res., 96, 11007-11017, 1991.

"Laboratory Studies of the Influence of the Rime Accretion Rate on Charge Transfer during Crystal/Graupel Collisions," C.P.R. Saunders, S.L. Peck, J. Geophys. Res., 103, 13949-13956, 1998.

Stolzenburg, M., W.D. Rust, and T. C. Marshall, "Electrical Structure in Thunderstorm Convective Regions 3. Synthesis," J. Geophys. Res., 103, 14097-14108, 1998.

Feb. 22
"Possibly inverted-polarity electrical structure in thunderstorms during STEPS," W.D. Rust and D.R. MacGorman, Geophys. Res. Letters, 29, 2002.

"TELEX The Thunderstorm Electrification and Lightning Experiment," D.R. MacGorman & 16 additional authors, Bull. Am. Meteorol. Soc., 997-1013, July, 2008.

"Electrostatic Field Changes Produced by Florida Lightning," J. Atmos. Sci., 33, 103-117, 1976.

"Electric Fields Produced by Florida Thunderstorms," J.M. Livingston & E.P. Krider, J. Geophys. Res., 83, 385-401, 1978.

"An analysis of the charge structure of lightning discharges to ground," P.R. Krehbiel, M. Brook, and R.A. McCrory, J. Geophys. Res., 84, 2432-2456, 1979.

Feb. 24
"Maxwell Currents Under Thunderstorms," E.P. Krider & J.A. Musser, J. Geophys. Res., 87, 11171-11176, 1982.

"The Electric Currents Produced by Thunderstorms," E.P. Krider & R.J. Blakeslee, J. Electrostatics, 16, 369-378, 1985.

"Electric Fields and Current Densities Under Small Florida Thunderstorms," L.E. Deaver & E.P. Krider, J. Geophys. Res., 96, 22273-22281, 1991.

"Ground Level Measurements of Air Conductivities Under Florida Thunderstorms," R.J. Blakeslee & E. P. Krider, J. Geophys. Res., 97, 12947-12951, 1992.

Mar. 3
"Statistics and characteristics of cloud-to-ground lightning with multiple ground contacts," W.C. Valine and E.P. Krider, J. Geophys. Res., 107(D20), 4441, doi:10.1029/2001JD001360, 2002. 

Mar. 22
"Effects on Electrical Parameters at Athens Greece by Radioactive Fallout from a Nuclear Power Plant Accident", J. Geophys. Res., 94, 13093-13097, 1989.

"Lightning to the Empire State Building," K.B. McEachron, J. Franklin Inst., 227, 149-217, 1939.

"Novel Observations on Lightning Discharges: Results of Research on Mount San Salvatore," J. Franklin Inst., 283, 478-525, 1968.

"Simultaneous Measurement of Lightning Parameters for Strokes to the Toronto Canadian National Tower," A.M. Hussein, W. Janischewskyj, J.-S. Chang, V. Shostak, W.A. Chisolm, P. Dzurevych, and Z.-I. Kawasaki, J. Geophys. Res., 100, 8853-8861, 1995.

"Submicrosecond Characteristics of Lightning Return-Stroke Currents," C. Leteinturier, J. Hamelin, and A. Eybert-Berard, IEEE Trans. EMC., 33, 351-357, 1991.

"Parameters of Triggered-Lightning Flashes in Florida and Alabama," R.J. Fisher, G.H. Schnetzer, R. Thottappillil, V.A. Rakov, M.A. Uman, and J.D. Goldberg, J. Geophys. Res., 98, 22887-22902, 1993.

Mar. 24
"The Electromagnetic Radiation from a Finite Antenna," M.A. Uman, D.K. McLain, and E.P. Krider, Am. J. Phys., 43 33-38, 1975.

"Characterization of Lightning Return Stroke Electric and Magnetic Fields from Simultaneous Two-Station Measurements," Y.T. Lin, M.A. Uman, J.A. Tiller, R.D. Brantley, E.P. Krider, C.D. Weidman, J. Geophys. Res., 84, 6307-6314, 1979.

"Lightning Return Stroke Models," Y.T. Lin, M.A. Uman, and R.B. Standler, J. Geophys. Res., 85, 1571-1583, 1980.

Mar. 29
"Submicrosecond fields radiated during the onset of first return strokes in cloud-to-ground lightning," E.P. Krider, C. Leteinturier, and J.C. Willett, J. Geophys. Res., 101, 1589-1597, 1996.


"An Experimental Test of the 'Transmission-Line Model' of Electromagnetic Radiation from Triggered Lightning Return Strokes," J.C. Willett, V.P. Idone, R.E. Orville, C. Leteinturier, A. Eybert-Berard, L. Barret, and E.P. Krider, J. Geophys. Res., 93, 3867-3878, 1988.

"Submicrosecond Intercomparison of Radiation Fields and Currents in Triggered Lightning Return Strokes Based on the Transmission-Line Model," J.C. Willett, J.C. Bailey, V.P. Idone, A. Eybert-Berard, and L. Barret, J. Geophys. Res., 94, 13275-13286, 1989.

"Current and Electric Field Derivatives in Triggered Lightning Return Strokes," C. Leteinturier, C. Weidman, and J. Hamelin, J. Geophys. Res., 95, 811-828, 1990.

Mar. 31
"The Temporal Structure of HF and VHF Radiations During Florida Lightning Return Strokes," D.M. Le Vine and E.P. Krider, Geophys. Res. Lett., 4,  13-16, 1977.

Apr. 5
"Measurements of Lightning Rod Responses to Nearby Strikes," C.B. Moore, G.D. Aulich, and W. Rison, Geophys. Res. Lett., 27, 1487-1490, 2000.


"Lightning Rod Improvement Studies," C.B. Moore, W. Rison, J. Mathis, G. Aulich, J. Appl. Meteorol., 39, 593-609, 2000.

Apr. 7
"Updated Recommendations for Lightning Safety", R.L. Holle, R.E. Lopez, and C. Zimmerman, Bull. Amer. Meteorol. Soc., 80, 2035-2041, 1999.


"Lightning Protection of Structures and Personal Safety", V.A. Rakov, 2000 International Lightning Protection Conference, Tucson, Arizona, 2000.

"Lightning Safety and Large Stadiums," J. Gratz and E. Noble, Bull. Am. Meteorol. Soc., 87, 1187-1194, 2006.

Apr. 12
"A Gated Wideband Magnetic Direction Finder for Lightning Return Strokes," E.P. Krider, R.C. Noggle, and M.A. Uman, J. Appl. Meteorol., 15, 301-306, 1976.

"Lightning Direction-Finding Systems for Forest Fire Detection," E.P. Krider, R.C. Noggle, A.E. Pifer, and D.L. Vance, Bull. Am. Meteorol. Soc., 61, 980-986, 1980.

"A Combined TOA/MDF Technology Upgrade of the U.S. National Lightning Detection Network, K.L. Cummins, M.J. Murphy, E.A. Bardo, W.L. Hiscox, R.B. Pyle, and A.E. Pifer, J. Geophys. Res., 103, 9035-9044, 1998.


"An Overview of Lightning Locating Systems: History, Techniques, and Data Uses, With an In-Depth Look at the U.S. NLDN," K.L. Cummins and M.J. Murphy, IEEE Trans. EMC, 51, 499-518, 2009.

Apr. 19
"Lightning Spectroscopy", E.P. Krider, Nuclear Instruments and Methods, 110, 411-419, 1973

"Simultaneous Observations of Lightning Radiations from Above and Below Clouds," M. Brook, R. Tennis, C. Rhodes, P. Krehbiel, B. Vonnegut, O.H. Vaughan, Geophys. Res. Lett., 7, 267-270, 1980.

"The Detection of Lightning From Geostationary Orbit," H.J. Christian, R.J. Blakeslee, S.J. Goodman, J. Geophys. Res., 94, 13329-13337, 1989.

"Global Frequency and Distribution of Lightning as Observed from Space by the Optical Transient Detector," H.J. Christian, R.J. Blakeslee, D.J. Boccippio, W.L. Boeck, D.E. Buechler, K.T. Driscoll, S.J. Goodman, J.M. Hall, W.J. Koshak, D.M. Mach, and M.F. Stewart, J. Geophys. Res., 108, 4.1 - 4.15, 2003.


"The Effects of Clouds on the Light Produced by Lightning", L.W. Thomason & E.P. Krider,  J. of the Atmos. Sci., 39, 2051-2065, 1982.

"Optical Observations of Lightning from a High-Altitude Airplane," H.J. Christian, S.J. Goodman, J. Atmos. & Oceanic Tech., 4, 701-711, 1987.

"A Comparison of the Optical Pulse Characteristics of Intracloud and Cloud-to-Ground Lightning as Observed above Clouds." S.J. Goodman, H.J. Christian, W.D. Rust, J. Appl. Meteorol., 27, 1369-1381, 1988.

Apr. 21
"The Optical and Radiation Field Signatures Produced by Lightning Return Strokes," C. Guo & E.P. Krider, J. Geophys. Res., 87, 8913-8922, 1982.

Apr. 26
"Lightning between Earth and Space", S.B. Mende, D.D. Sentman, E.M. Wescott, Sci. Amer., 56-59, 1997

"Red Sprites, Upward Lightning, and VLF Perturbations", C.J. Rodger, Reviews of Geophysics, 37, 317-336, 1999.


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