Session 9 Applications of Lightning Data to Operations

Wednesday, 15 January 2025: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
219 (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 12th Conference on the Meteorological Application of Lightning Data
Submitters:
Elizabeth A. DiGangi, PhD, Earth Networks Inc. and Michael J. Peterson
Chairs:
Michael Stock and Scott D. Rudlosky, NESDIS, STAR/ASPB, Madison, WI

In recent years, lightning data have been incorporated more and more into forecasting operations, in both the public and private sectors. This session will focus on the applications of both ground-based and satellite-based lightning datasets to operations, including examining the strengths and weaknesses of different lightning datasets, derivative products developed from them, and what operational users of lightning data still need.

Papers:
8:30 AM
9.1
Satellite-based Lightning Risk Quantification
Zoe Bush, SUNY Oswego, Oswego, NY; and K. M. Murphy and C. J. Schultz

8:45 AM
9.2
Improvements to LightningCast to Capture Lightning Initiation
Lena Heuscher, CIMSS, Madison, WI; and J. Cintineo, J. Sieglaff, and M. J. Pavolonis

9:00 AM
9.3
The Impact of MRMS in a Satellite-Based Lightning Nowcasting Model
John L. Cintineo, NSSL, Madison, WI; and L. Heuscher, J. Sieglaff, and M. Pavolonis

9:15 AM
9.4
BoltCast: Deep Learning for Long Term Lightning Prediction
Brandon T. McClung, Air Force Institute of Technology, Norman, OK; and D. Schvartzman, A. J. Hill, M. Stock, and A. McGovern

Handout (2.1 MB)

9:30 AM
9.5
Analyzing Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) Gridded Product Values throughout the Tornado and Extremely Large Hailstone Lifecycles
Joseph Patton, BS, MS in Meteorology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; and S. D. Rudlosky and D. Zhang

Handout (4.5 MB)

9:45 AM
9.6
Investigating Lightning Flash Rates in Tornadic Environments
Ethan James Kerr, Millersville University of Pennsylvania, Millersville, PA; National Weather Center Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program, Bayville, NJ; and V. C. Chmielewski and M. Stock

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