1. Numerical modeling of leader discharge mechanisms in lightning, blue jets, gigantic jets, and sprites Open Access Author: Da Silva, Caitano Luiz Title: Numerical modeling of leader discharge mechanisms in lightning, blue jets, gigantic jets, and sprites Graduate Program: Electrical Engineering Keywords: LightningGigantic JetsBlue JetsStreamersLeadersInitial Breakdown PulsesNarrow Bipolar Events File: Download daSilva_Dissertation_2015.pdf Committee Members: Victor P Pasko, Dissertation Advisor/Co-AdvisorJulio Urbina, Committee MemberIam Choon Khoo, Committee MemberDeborah A Levin, Committee Chair/Co-Chair