Primary Convener:
Caitano da Silva, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

Convener:
Kelcy Brunner, Texas Tech University
Julia Tilles, Sandia National Laboratories
Sarah Stough, Cooperative Institute for Severe and High-Impact Weather Research and Operations
Adonis Leal, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Sarah Bang, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
Timothy Lang, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center

Chair:
Timothy Lang, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
Daniel Jensen, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Kelcy Brunner, Texas Tech University
Caitano da Silva, New Mexico Tech

Thunderstorm electrification and lightning are closely linked to the microphysics, dynamics, and thermodynamics of deep convection. These connections support using lightning data to infer convective properties and their relationships with climate variables such as temperature, precipitation, clouds, NOx, and aerosols. Multi-instrument observations from ground, low Earth orbit, and geostationary platforms have enabled major advancements in lightning meteorology. This session welcomes contributions on the fundamental connections between lightning and thunderstorm processes across scales, as well as remote sensing techniques, detection algorithms, and theoretical or simulated studies. Lightning consists of diverse processes—such as streamer breakdown, leader steps, return strokes, and recoil leaders—that drive energy exchange and have significant atmospheric and societal impacts. Recent advances in optical, radio-frequency, and radiation imaging have revealed insights into lightning initiation and propagation. Looking ahead, computational modeling of lightning and its multi-spectral emissions is expected to rapidly expand, driving further discovery in this field.

Index Terms
3304 Atmospheric electricity

Neighborhoods:
4. Beyond Earth