CEDAR email: #AGU21 Session AE006 - Physics of Streamers, Leaders, and the Lightning Discharge: Observations and Modeling - Final Call

[Caitano da Silva]

Dear Colleague,

This is the final call for abstract submissions to the AGU21 FM session AE006, on the "Physics of Streamers, Leaders, and the Lightning Discharge: Observations and Modeling" (detailed info below). All abstract submissions are due tomorrow, August 4, 2021, at 23:59 Eastern Time.

Best regards,
Caitano da Silva

Assistant Professor of Physics
New Mexico Tech
801 Leroy Place, Workman 351
Socorro, NM 87801
Phone: (575) 835-5341
sites.google.com/nmt.edu/cdasilva

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Title: AE006 - Physics of Streamers, Leaders, and the Lightning Discharge: Observations and Modeling

Website: https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm21/prelim.cgi/Session/125495

Description: Lightning is comprised of a variety of processes over a multitude of scales including the initial breakdown stage, fast streamer-based breakdown, leader steps, space stems and space leaders, needles from the lateral surface of hot leader cores, recoil leaders, return strokes, and M-components. Lightning channels promote energy exchange between plasma and neutral atmosphere generating reactive chemical species that drive atmospheric chemistry. In recent years, substantial instrumentation advances have been made in optical, radio-frequency, and energetic radiation imaging of the lightning channels' initiation, propagation, and attachment to ground structures, as well as the return stroke and the subsequent processes taking place inside its decaying channels. Additionally, theoretical modeling of streamers, leaders, and the return stroke has evolved to a stage where direct comparisons between model and observations are now possible. We seek abstracts on natural and laboratory observations, modeling, and theoretical efforts dedicated to advancing our community’s understanding of lightning physics.

Abstract submission deadline: Wednesday, August 4, 2021, at 23:59 Eastern Time. 

Conveners: Caitano da Silva (New Mexico Tech), Rasha Abbasi (Loyola University Chicago), Brian Hare (University of Groningen), Mason Quick (NASA MSFC)

Fall Meeting dates: December 13-17, 2021

Location: New Orleans, LA & Online

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