This yields a first-order geographic estimate of long range network detection efficiency and its spatial variability. We find significant spatial variability in this parameter, little latitude dependence, some indication of elevation dependence, and a strong anomaly possibly associated with enhanced MCS activity in the upper midwest. Other lightning stories Details on the Optical Transient Detector. Global Atmospherics , operator of the National Lightning Detection Network. Poster papers on hurricanes and tornadoes summarized.
Thunderstorms generate elusive and mysterious sprites.
Preview of the 11th International Conference on Atmospheric Electricity. More links National Severe Storms Laboratory , Norman, OK National Severe Storms Laboratory Photo Library , where we got a lot of the neat pictures for these lightning stories. More Space Science Headlines - NASA research on the web NASA's Earth Science Enterprise Information on Earth Science missions, etc.