ATS 690, Lightning, 3 credits
This course will provide an introduction to current lightning research. Basic lightning phenomenology will be discussed, as well as thunderstorm electrification in general. Different methods of detecting lightning will be covered, as well as applications of lightning measurements to other areas of research. Further, rudimentary models of lightning processes will be explored. Other topics that are of particular interest to students will be considered. After this course, students will be able to:
1. Qualitatively and quantitatively discuss different aspects of the lightning discharge
2. Describe electrification of thunderstorms
3. Explain how lightning varies on different spatial and temporal scales
4. Compare and contrast current methods of measuring lightning and how this is applied to other
weather phenomena
ATS 690, Statistics
