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Within the Global Hydrology
and Climate Center (GHCC),
there is a group of researchers, mostly scientists and
engineers, who collectively form the GHCC
Lightning Team. As part of their research activities, the
members of this team have been investigating the causes and effects
of lightning as well as analyzing a wide variety of atmospheric
measurements related to thunderstorms.
One of the primary objectives
of this group is to determine the relationship between the electrical
characteristics of storms and precipitation, convection, and severe
weather. In order to achieve this objective, the GHCC Lightning Team
has designed, constructed and deployed numerous types of ground based,
airborne, and space based sensors used to detect lightning and characterize
the electrical behavior of thunderstorms. The data collected by the
GHCC Lightning Team is routinely shared with scientists around the
globe, resulting in numerous advancements in the field of Atmospheric
Science.
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| Global
Lightning Image |
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A Lightning
Primer |
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A
historical essay on lightning research. This primer describes
the characteristics of lightning and provides information
on recent activities in lightning research.
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| Dataset
Information |
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Access
to data from the Lightning Team's experiments, information
about the data, and links to other sources of lightning
data.
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| Field
Campaigns & Ground Validation
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An
overview of field programs in which the Lightning Team has
participated, including a description of some of the instruments
that were used.
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File Cabinet & Bookshelf |
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Documents,
reports, press releases, and an assortment of other information
related to our research activities.
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