Primary Convener:
Michael Briggs, University of Alabama in Huntsville

Convener:
David Sarria, University of Bergen
Brant Carlson, Carthage College
Amitabh Nag, Los Alamos National Laboratory

Chair:
Michael Briggs, UA Huntsville
Brant Carlson, Carthage College
David Sarria, IRAP
Amitabh Nag, Los Alamos National Laboratory

Highly energetic radiation has been observed in conjunction with thunderstorm electrical activity in recent years, at timescales from microseconds and milliseconds (usually coincident with lightning) to minutes, and from the vantage points of satellites, aircraft, balloon-borne instruments, and instruments on the ground. High-energy electrons, positrons, gamma-rays, and neutrons have been observed, but the physical processes and enabling meteorological contexts involved remain mysteries. We invite experimental, theoretical, and observational contributions investigating all aspects of energetic radiation produced in connection with atmospheric electricity, including terrestrial gamma-ray ashes (TGFs), terrestrial electron beams (TEBs), positron and neutron production, high- energy radiation from stepped leaders, runaway relativistic electron avalanche, observations of lightning and thunderstorms associated with energetic radiation, effects of thunderstorm electric elds on cosmic-ray showers, and physical models of radiation production.

Index Terms
3304 Atmospheric electricity
3324 Lightning
7984 Space radiation environment

Neighborhoods:
4. Beyond Earth

Suggested Itineraries:
Space Weather