88th Annual Meeting (20-24 January 2008)

Poster Session 2: Lightning Safety, Protection, Prediction and Operational Applications

Wednesday, 23 January 2008: 2:30 PM-4:00 PM
Exhibit Hall B (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Chair:  William P. Roeder, Struck by Lightning.org
Papers:
 
Behavior of lightning and updrafts for severe and non-severe storms in northern Alabama
Elise V. Johnson, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and W. A. Petersen

Poster PDF (324.4 kB)
 
The utility of lightning jumps in severe thunderstorms in the Tennessee Valley
Christopher J. Schultz, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and W. A. Petersen

Poster PDF (91.6 kB)
 
Applications of Lightning Data at the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Scott S. Lindstrom, Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison SSEC/CIMSS, Madison, WI; and A. S. Bachmeier

Poster PDF (220.6 kB)
 
Integration of lightning and precipitation data for land management agencies
Dean Hazen, NOAA/NWS, Pocatello, ID; and M. Williamson

Poster PDF (229.9 kB)
 
The relation between lightning and wildfires in Florida
Scott David Rudlosky, Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL; and H. E. Fuelberg

 
Flow regime based climatologies of lightning probabilities for spaceports and airports
William H. Bauman III, ENSCO, Inc., Cocoa Beach, FL; and M. Volkmer, D. Sharp, S. M. Spratt, and R. Lafosse

Poster PDF (375.8 kB)
 
Developing GFS-based MOS thunderstorm guidance for Alaska
Phillip E. Shafer, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and K. K. Gilbert

Poster PDF (283.8 kB)
 
Operational evaluation of lightning precursors from a network of field meters at Dugway Proving Ground
Margaret B. Kimball, U.S Army, Dugway Proving Ground, Dugway, UT; and F. W. Gallagher III

Poster PDF (1.8 MB)
 
Emission Current from Static Dissipator Devices under Rain and Wind Conditions
Stanislaw Grzybowski, Mississippi State Univ., Mississippi State, MS; and C. D. Taylor

Poster PDF (206.9 kB)
 
Florida lightning deaths and injuries 2004-2007
Charles H. Paxton, NOAA/NWSFO, Ruskin, FL; and J. Colson and N. Carlisle

Poster PDF (388.3 kB)
 
Recent changes in lightning safety
William P. Roeder, Struck by Lightning.org, Yarmouth, MA

Poster PDF (295.6 kB)
 
Leon the Lightning Safety Lion says: “WHEN THUNDER ROARS – GO INDOORS!” - NOAA's efforts regarding children's lightning safety
Stephen J. Hodanish, NOAA/NWS, Pueblo, CO; and K. Torgerson, J. S. Jensenius Jr., M. A. Cooper MD, M. Utley, and W. P. Roeder

Poster PDF (348.8 kB)