1. PHOTOIONIZATION AND PHOTODETACHMENT EFFECTS OF LIGHTNING DISCHARGES IN THE D REGION OF THE EARTH’S IONOSPHERE Open Access Author: Janalizadeh, Reza Title: PHOTOIONIZATION AND PHOTODETACHMENT EFFECTS OF LIGHTNING DISCHARGES IN THE D REGION OF THE EARTH’S IONOSPHERE Graduate Program: Electrical Engineering Keywords: spritestreamersnonthermal gas dischargesextreme ultravioletphotoionizationphotodetachmentmeteoroidionospheretransient luminous eventsplasma inhomogeneitiesmolecular nitrogenmolecular oxygen File: Download Reza-Dissertation.pdf Committee Members: Eugene Clothiaux, Outside Unit & Field MemberJulio Urbina, Major Field MemberVictor Pasko, Chair & Dissertation AdvisorTim Kane, Major Field MemberKultegin Aydin, Program Head/Chair