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Lightning Physics

Lightning Physics is a subdiscipline of Atmospheric Electricity that investigates the physical mechanisms underlying the initiation, propagation, and discharge phenomena of lightning in terrestrial and planetary atmospheres.

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The development of the auroral substorm

S.‐I. Akasofu · Planetary and Space Science · 1964 · 1.6K citations

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Global frequency and distribution of lightning as observed from space by the Optical Transient Detector

Hugh J. Christian, Richard J. Blakeslee, Dennis J. Boccippio et al. · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 2003 · 1.5K citations · Full text

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Lightning physics and effects

Jinliang He, Vladimir A. Rakov, Daohong Wang et al. · Atmospheric Research · 2013 · 1.3K citations

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A Combined TOA/MDF Technology Upgrade of the U.S. National Lightning Detection Network

Kenneth L. Cummins, Martin J. Murphy, Edward A. Bardo et al. · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1998 · 1.1K citations · Full text

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A simple lightning parameterization for calculating global lightning distributions

Colin Price, David Rind · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1992 · 976 citations

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    Vladimir A. Rakov

    University of Florida, United States

    266 publications · 16K citations

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    M. A. Uman

    University of Florida, United States

    210 publications · 14.5K citations

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    U. S. Inan

    Stanford University, United States

    134 publications · 9.7K citations

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  4. RE
    Richard E. Orville

    Texas A&M University, United States

    121 publications · 9.5K citations

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    Steven A. Cummer

    Duke University, United States

    107 publications · 7K citations

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  1. University of Florida

    Gainesville, United States

    70 h-index

    889 publications

    47.8K citations

  2. Marshall Space Flight Center

    Redstone Arsenal, United States

    60 h-index

    237 publications

    28.2K citations

  3. University of Alabama in Huntsville

    Huntsville, United States

    56 h-index

    349 publications

    31.9K citations

  4. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    55 h-index

    319 publications

    22.3K citations

  5. New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

    Socorro, United States

    55 h-index

    415 publications

    39.4K citations

  6. NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory

    Norman, United States

    54 h-index

    266 publications

    20.9K citations

  7. Duke University

    Durham, United States

    50 h-index

    187 publications

    12.4K citations

  8. University of Arizona

    Tucson, United States

    47 h-index

    175 publications

    11.8K citations

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  1. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 1K publications · 72.3K citations

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  2. Geophysical Research Letters

    515 publications · 30.6K citations

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  3. IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery

    321 publications · 16.3K citations

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  4. IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility

    311 publications · 15.2K citations

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  5. Monthly Weather Review

    149 publications · 10K citations

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