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Thunderstorm Electrodynamics

Thunderstorm Electrodynamics is a theoretical framework that characterizes the dynamic electrical processes and charge distribution mechanisms within thunderstorms, distinguishing it from broader atmospheric electrodynamics by focusing specifically on transient, storm-scale interactions that drive lightning and related phenomena.

365

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20.9K

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798

Authors

282

Institutions

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2017–2026

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Publications

365

Runaway electron mechanism of air breakdown and preconditioning during a thunderstorm

A. V. Gurevich, G. M. Milikh, R. Roussel‐Dupré · Physics Letters A · 1992 · 864 citations

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The electrical nature of storms

Choice Reviews Online · 1998 · 577 citations

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Electrical Phenomena Occurring during the Freezing of Dilute Aqueous Solutions and Their Possible Relationship to Thunderstorm Electricity

E. J. Workman, Steve Reynolds · Physical Review · 1950 · 423 citations

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III. Investigations on lighting discharges and on the electric field of thunderstorms

Charles Thomson Rees Wilson · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Containing Papers of a Mathematical or Physical Character · 1921 · 421 citations · Full text

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The Electrical Nature of Storms

Richard E. Orville · Eos · 1998 · 382 citations · Full text

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Authors

798

  1. TM
    Thomas Märshall

    University of Mississippi, United States

    11 publications · 722 citations

    11

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  2. VP
    Victor P. Pasko

    Pennsylvania State University, United States

    10 publications · 1.3K citations

    10

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  3. BV
    B. Vonnegut

    University at Albany, State University of New York, United States

    10 publications · 500 citations

    10

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  4. PR
    P. R. Krehbiel

    New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, United States

    9 publications · 1.4K citations

    9

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  5. MB
    M. Brook

    New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, United States

    8 publications · 614 citations

    8

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Institutions

282

  1. New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

    Socorro, United States

    14 h-index

    43 publications

    7.4K citations

  2. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    13 h-index

    22 publications

    1.9K citations

  3. Google (United States)

    Mountain View, United States

    8 h-index

    11 publications

    786 citations

  4. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    8 h-index

    34 publications

    1.3K citations

  5. University of Mississippi

    Oxford, United States

    8 h-index

    19 publications

    766 citations

  6. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    7 h-index

    23 publications

    559 citations

  7. NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory

    Norman, United States

    7 h-index

    10 publications

    740 citations

  8. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    7 h-index

    17 publications

    2K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 84 publications · 5K citations

    41

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  2. Geophysical Research Letters

    25 publications · 2.2K citations

    21

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  3. Atmospheric Research

    22 publications · 731 citations

    16

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  4. Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

    JASTP · 13 publications · 661 citations

    12

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  5. Journal of Atmospheric and Terrestrial Physics

    13 publications · 428 citations

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