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I. VISIT Teletraining Sessions

  • CONUS CG Lightning Activity
  • from VISIT
  • Lightning Meteorology I: Electrification and Lightning Activity in Typical Storms
  • from VISIT
  • Lightning Meteorology II: Anomalous Storms and Advanced Theory
  • from VISIT




    II. Tutorials

  • "Operational Uses of Lightning Data"
  • from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

    National Weather Service (NWS) Training Center (NWSTC)

  • "Lightning Detection from Space: A Lightning Primer"
  • from National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

    Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)

    Global Hydrological and Climate Center (GHCC)






    III. General Information

  • All About Thunderstorms and Lightning...
  • from NWS
  • Lightning: FAQ
  • from University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR)

  • Frequently Asked Questions about Lightning
  • from the Lightning Home Page

    of the National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL)

  • Frequently Asked Questions about Lightning
  • from Canadian Forest Service
  • Buildings and Facilities Protection FAQ
  • and Aircraft Protection FAQ from Lightning Technologies Inc
  • Colorado Lightning Resource Center
  • from NWS Weather Forecast Office (WFO) Pueblo
  • "Frequently Asked Questions About Lightning"
  • from LightningStorm.com
  • "Lightning Research Resources"
  • from LightningStorm.com
  • "Atmospheric Electricity Home Page"


  • "Lightning Hot Spots in Canada"












  • IV. Forecasting Utility

  • "The Value of Real-Time Lightning Detection"
  • from NASA/MSFC




    V. Real-Time Observations

  • National Lightning
  • from Intellicast
  • National Lightning
  • from LightningStorm.com
  • 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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