Canadian Lightning Detection Network
from WeatherOffice.com
VI. Short-Term Lightning Forecasts
0-3 Hour National Lightning Forecasts
from the NOAA/Meteorological Development Lab (MDL)
VII. Research
"Lightning Strike Density Patterns in the Upper Mississippi River Valley"
from NWS WFO LaCrosse, WI
"Montana Lightning Climatology"
from NWS WFO Great Falls, MT
"Florida Monthly Lightning Climatology"
from NWS WFO Melbourne, FL and WFO Tampa Bay, FL
"Lightning Activity of Thunderstorms in Relation to Environmental and Radar Characteristics"
from the Lightning Wizard
"Florida and Alabama Lightning Climatology Projects"
from Florida State University Department of Meteorology
in cooperation with NWS WFOs Tallahassee, FL
, Tampa Bay, FL
, Melbourne, FL
, and Mobile, AL
"Correlating Thunderstorm Lightning Patterns with WSR-88D Signatures"
from NWS WFO Wakefield, VA
"LISDAD Lightning Observations during the 22-23 February 1998 Central Florida Tornado Outbreak"
from NASA/MSFC/GHCC
"Winter Lightning in the Southeast U.S. and its Relation to Heavy Frozen Precipitation"
from NWS WFO Knoxville, TN
"An Analysis of the Incorporation of Lightning into the Nowcasting of Enhanced Frozen Precipitation"
from the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA)
"Lake-Effect Snowstorms in Northern Utah and Western New York With and Without Lightning"
from NSSL
"Integration of Lightning Detection Systems in a Modernized National Weather Service Office"
from NWS WFO Melbourne, FL
"Total Lightning Information Initiative at NWSO MLB"
from NWS WFO Melbourne, FL
"Using Total Lightning Information for Local Severe Storm Discernment"
from NWS WFO Melbourne, FL
"National Lightning Data on the Western Region Wide Area Network"
from NWS Western Region Headquarters (WRH)
"ASOS Lightning Sensor Assessment"
from NWS WRH
VIII. Field Programs
NAME
North American Monsoon Experiment
THOR
The THunderstorm Operational Research Project
STEPS 2000
Severe Thunderstorm Electrification and Precipitation Study
MEaPRS 1998
MCS Electrification and Polarimetric Radar Study
IX. Safety
Lightning Awareness
from NOAA
Lightning Safety Guidelines
from the Lightning Protection Institute
National Lightning Safety Institute
Thunderstorm Safety
from Office of Emergency Management, Collier County, Florida
Lightning Safety for Kids
"Educating Individuals About Lightning"
from NSSL
"Updated Recommendations For Lightning Safety - 1998"
from NSSL
Natural Disaster Information Cards
teletraining session from VISIT
Natural Disaster Information Cards
from the Office of Emergency Management, City of Fort Collins, Colorado
Safety
from LightningStorm.com
X. Detection Systems
National Lightning Detection Network
LightningStorm.com
Boltek Corporation
XI. Bibliographies
Alphabetical Bibliography and
Chronological Bibliogrpahy
from NSSL
Alphabetical Bibliography (PDF file)
from LightningStorm.com
Alphabetical Bibliography on Real-Time Lightning Detection Networks
from LightningStorm.com
Technical and Scientific Papers
from LightningStorm.com
XII. Glossary
Glossary
select terms from the AMS Glossary of Meteorology
compiled by Texas A&M/CIAMS
Glossary
from LightningStorm.com
Please send comments, corrections, and additions to:
Dan Lindsey
Last updated: December 1, 2002
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