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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:

Lightning
Gigantic Jets
Blue Jets
Streamers
Leaders
Initial Breakdown Pulses
Narrow Bipolar Events

File:

Download daSilva_Dissertation_2015.pdf

Committee Members:

Victor P Pasko, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Julio Urbina, Committee Member
Iam Choon Khoo, Committee Member
Deborah A Levin, Committee Chair/Co-Chair

Author:

Mallios, Sotirios

Title:

A Study of the Contribution of Thunderstorms to the Global Electric Circuit Using a Time Dependent Numerical Model and a Fractal Model

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering

Keywords:

Global Electric Circuit
Thunderstorm
Lightning

File:

Download Mallios-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Victor P Pasko, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Victor P Pasko, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John David Mathews, Committee Member
Michael Matthew Micci, Committee Member
Timothy Joseph Kane, Committee Member

Author:

Xu, Wei

Title:

Monte Carlo Simulation of Terrestrial Gamma-ray Flashes Produced by Stepping Lightning Leaders

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering

Keywords:

Terrestrial Gamma-ray Flashes
Lightning
X-ray Emissions
Runaway Electrons
Energetic Radiation
RREAs
Optical Emissions.

File:

Download Wei-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Victor P Pasko, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Victor P Pasko, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kultegin Aydin, Committee Member
Shizhuo Yin, Committee Member
Peter Istvan Meszaros, Committee Member
Sebastien Celestin, Special Member