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Orville, Richard Research Professor
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Stolzenburg, M., Marshall, T. C., Karunarathne, S., & Orville, R. E.
(2016).
Luminosity with intracloud-type lightning initial breakdown pulses and terrestrial gamma-ray flash candidates. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres.
121(18), 10919-10936.
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Warner, T. A., Saba, M., Schumann, C., Helsdon, J., & Orville, R. E.
(2016).
Observations of bidirectional lightning leader initiation and development near positive leader channels. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres.
121(15), 9251-9260.
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Saba, M., Schumann, C., Warner, T. A., Ferro, M., de Paiva, A. R., Helsdon, J. J., & Orville, R. E.
(2016).
Upward lightning flashes characteristics from high-speed videos. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres.
121(14), 8493-8505.
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Stolzenburg, M., Marshall, T. C., Karunarathne, S., Karunarathna, N., & Orville, R. E.
(2015).
An M component with a concurrent dart leader traveling along different paths during a lightning flash. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres.
120(19), 10267-10284.
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Stolzenburg, M., Marshall, T. C., Karunarathne, S., Karunarathna, N., & Orville, R. E.
(2015).
Transient luminosity along negative stepped leaders in lightning. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres.
120(8), 3408-3435.
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Karunarathne, S., Marshall, T. C., Stolzenburg, M., Karunarathna, N., & Orville, R. E.
(2015).
Modeling stepped leaders using a time-dependent multidipole model and high-speed video data. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres.
120(6), 2419-2436.
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Saba, M., Schumann, C., Warner, T. A., Helsdon, J. H., & Orville, R. E.
(2015).
High-speed video and electric field observation of a negative upward leader connecting a downward positive leader in a positive cloud-to-ground flash. Electric Power Systems Research.
118, 89-92.
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Stolzenburg, M., Marshall, T. C., Karunarathne, S., Karunarathna, N., & Orville, R. E.
(2014).
Leader observations during the initial breakdown stage of a lightning flash. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres.
119(21), 12198-12221.
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Stolzenburg, M., Marshall, T. C., Karunarathne, S., Karunarathna, N., & Orville, R. E.
(2014).
Branched dart leaders preceding lightning return strokes. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres.
119(7), 4228-4252.
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Campos, L., Saba, M., Warner, T. A., Pinto, O. J., Krider, E. P., & Orville, R. E.
(2014).
High-speed video observations of natural cloud-to-ground lightning leaders - A statistical analysis. Atmospheric Research.
135, 285-305.
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Saba, M., Schumann, C., Warner, T. A., Helsdon, J., Schulz, W., & Orville, R. E.
(2013).
Bipolar cloud-to-ground lightning flash observations. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres.
118(19), 11098-11106.
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Stolzenburg, M., Marshall, T. C., Karunarathne, S., Karunarathna, N., Warner, T. A., & Orville, R. E.
(2013).
Stepped-to-dart leaders preceding lightning return strokes. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres.
118(17), 9845-9869.
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Mazur, V., Ruhnke, L. H., Warner, T. A., & Orville, R. E.
(2013).
Recoil leader formation and development. Journal of Electrostatics.
71(4), 763-768.
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Stolzenburg, M., Marshall, T. C., Karunarathne, S., Karunarathna, N., Warner, T. A., & Orville, R. E.
(2013).
Competing and cutoff leaders before "upward illumination"-type lightning ground strokes. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres.
118(13), 7182-7198.
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Karunarathne, S., Marshall, T. C., Stolzenburg, M., Karunarathna, N., Vickers, L. E., Warner, T. A., & Orville, R. E.
(2013).
Locating initial breakdown pulses using electric field change network. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres.
118(13), 7129-7141.
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Warner, T. A., Helsdon, J., Bunkers, M. J., Saba, M., & Orville, R. E.
(2013).
UPLIGHTS Upward Lightning Triggering Study. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society.
94(5), 631-635.
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Stolzenburg, M., Marshall, T. C., Karunarathne, S., Karunarathna, N., Vickers, L. E., Warner, T. A., Orville, R. E., & Betz, H.
(2013).
Luminosity of initial breakdown in lightning. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres.
118(7), 2918-2937.
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Warner, T. A., Cummins, K. L., & Orville, R. E.
(2012).
Upward lightning observations from towers in Rapid City, South Dakota and comparison with National Lightning Detection Network data, 2004-2010. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres.
117(D19), n/a-n/a.
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Stolzenburg, M., Marshall, T. C., Karunarathne, S., Karunarathna, N., Warner, T. A., Orville, R. E., & Betz, H.
(2012).
Strokes of upward illumination occurring within a few milliseconds after typical lightning return strokes. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres.
117(D15), n/a-n/a.
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Seroka, G. N., Orville, R. E., & Schumacher, C.
(2012).
Radar Nowcasting of Total Lightning over the Kennedy Space Center. Weather and Forecasting.
27(1), 189-204.
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Mosier, R. M., Schumacher, C., Orville, R. D., & Carey, L. D.
(2011).
Radar nowcasting of cloud-to-ground lightning over Houston, Texas (vol 26, pg 199, 2011). Weather and Forecasting.
26(4), 586-590.
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Warner, T. A., Orville, R. E., Marshall, J. L., & Huggins, K.
(2011).
Spectral (600-1050 nm) time exposures (99.6 mu s) of a lightning stepped leader. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres.
116(D12),
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Orville, R. E., Huffines, G. R., Burrows, W. R., & Cummins, K. L.
(2011).
The North American Lightning Detection Network (NALDN)-Analysis of Flash Data: 2001-09. MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW.
139(5), 1305-1322.
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Mosier, R. M., Schumacher, C., Orville, R. E., & Carey, L. D.
(2011).
Radar Nowcasting of Cloud-to-Ground Lightning over Houston, Texas. Weather and Forecasting.
26(2), 199-212.
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Smith, P., Orville, R., & Detwiler, A.
(2011).
HAROLD D. ORVILLE 1932-2011 OBITUARY. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society.
92(9), 1206-1207.
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Saba, M., Schulz, W., Warner, T. A., Campos, L., Schumann, C., Krider, E. P., Cummins, K. L., & Orville, R. E.
(2010).
High-speed video observations of positive lightning flashes to ground. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres.
115(D24),
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Steiger, S. M., Hamilton, R., Keeler, J., & Orville, R. E.
(2009).
Lake-Effect Thunderstorms in the Lower Great Lakes. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology.
48(5), 889-902.
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Hodapp, C. L., Carey, L. D., & Orville, R. E.
(2008).
Evolution of radar reflectivity and total lightning characteristics of the 21 April 2006 mesoscale convective system over Texas. Atmospheric Research.
89(1-2), 113-137.
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Ely, B. L., Orville, R. E., Carey, L. D., & Hodapp, C. L.
(2008).
Evolution of the total lightning structure in a leading-line, trailing-stratiform mesoscale convective system over Houston, Texas. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres.
113(D8),
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Orville, R. E.
(2008).
Development of the national lightning detection network. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society.
89(2), 180-+.
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Steiger, S. M., Orville, R. E., & Carey, L. D.
(2007).
Lightning signatures of thunderstorm intensity over north texas. Part I: Supercells. MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW.
135(10), 3281-3302.
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Steiger, S. M., Orville, R. E., & Carey, L. D.
(2007).
Total lightning signatures of thunderstorm intensity over north texas. Part II: Mesoscale convective systems. MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW.
135(10), 3303-3324.
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Hudman, R. C., Jacob, D. J., Turquety, S., Leibensperger, E. M., Murray, L. T., Wu, S., ... Wooldridge, P. J.
(2007).
Surface and lightning sources of nitrogen oxides over the United States: Magnitudes, chemical evolution, and outflow. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres.
112(D12),
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ORVILLE, R. E.
(2007).
LIGHTNING STRIKES AGAIN - REPLY. NATURAL HISTORY.
86(8), 132-132.
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Gauthier, M. L., Petersen, W. A., Carey, L. D., & Orville, R. E.
(2005).
Dissecting the anomaly: A closer look at the documented urban enhancement in summer season ground flash densities in and around the Houston area. Geophysical Research Letters.
32(10), 1-4.
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Ely, B. L., & Orville, R. E.
(2005).
High percentage of positive lightning along the USA west coast. Geophysical Research Letters.
32(9), 1-3.
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Steiger, S. M., & Orville, R. E.
(2003).
Cloud-to-ground lightning enhancement over southern Louisiana. Geophysical Research Letters.
30(19),
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Orville, R. E., Huffines, G. R., Burrows, W. R., Holle, R. L., & Cummins, K. L.
(2002).
The North American Lightning Detection Network (NALDN) - First results: 1998-2000. MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW.
130(8), 2098-2109.
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Steiger, S. M., Orville, R. E., & Huffines, G.
(2002).
Cloud-to-ground lightning characteristics over Houston, Texas: 1989-2000. 107(D11), acl 2-1-acl 2-12.
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Bond, D. W., Steiger, S., Zhang, R. Y., Tie, X. X., & Orville, R. E.
(2002).
The importance of NOx production by lightning in the tropics. ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT.
36(9), 1509-1519.
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Orville, R. E., Huffines, G. R., Burrows, W. R., Holle, R. L., & Cummins, K. L.
(2002).
North American lightning maps: First results. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society.
83(8), 1139-1140.
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Bond, D. W., Zhang, R. Y., Tie, X. X., Brasseur, G., Huffines, G., Orville, R. E., & Boccippio, D. J.
(2001).
NOx production by lightning over the continental United States. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres.
106(D21), 27701-27710.
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Orville, R. E., Huffines, G., Nielsen-Gammon, J., Zhang, R. Y., Ely, B., Steiger, S., ... Read, W.
(2001).
Enhancement of cloud-to-ground lightning over Houston, Texas. Geophysical Research Letters.
28(13), 2597-2600.
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Orville, R. E., & Huffines, G. R.
(2001).
Cloud-to-ground lightning in the United States: NLDN results in the first decade, 1989-98. MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW.
129(5), 1179-1193.
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Murray, N. D., Orville, R. E., & Huffines, G. R.
(2000).
Effect of pollution from Central American fires on cloud-to-ground lightning in May 1998. Geophysical Research Letters.
27(15), 2249-2252.
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Zhang, R., Sanger, N. T., Orville, R. E., Tie, X., Randel, W., & Williams, E. R.
(2000).
Enhanced NOx by lightning in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere inferred from the UARS Global NO2 measurements. Geophysical Research Letters.
27(5), 685-688.
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Zhang, R. Y., Sanger, N. T., Orville, R. E., Tie, X. X., Randel, W., & Williams, E. R.
(2000).
Enhanced NOx by lightning in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere inferred from the UARS global NO2 measurements. Geophysical Research Letters.
27(5), 685-688.
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Orville, R. E.
(2000).
Millennium perspectives. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society.
81(9), 2223-2223.
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Nesbitt, S. W., Zhang, R. Y., & Orville, R. E.
(2000).
Seasonal and global NOx production by lightning estimated from the Optical Transient Detector (OTD). Tellus Series B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology.
52(5), 1206-1215.
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Orville, R. E., & Huffines, G. R.
(1999).
Lightning ground flash measurements over the contiguous United States: 1995-97. MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW.
127(11), 2693-2703.
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Gremillion, M. S., & Orville, R. E.
(1999).
Thunderstorm characteristics of cloud-to-ground lightning at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida: A study of lightning initiation signatures as indicated by the WSR-88D. Weather and Forecasting.
14(5), 640-649.
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Orville, R. E.
(1999).
Comments on "Large peak current cloud-to-ground lightning flashes during the summer months in the contiguous United States". MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW.
127(8), 1937-1938.
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Huffines, G. R., & Orville, R. E.
(1999).
Lightning ground flash density and thunderstorm duration in the continental United States: 1989-96. JOURNAL OF APPLIED METEOROLOGY.
38(7), 1013-1019.
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Wacker, R. S., & Orville, R. E.
(1999).
Changes in measured lightning flash count and return stroke peak current after the 1994 U.S. National Lightning Detection Network upgrade - 2. Theory. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres.
104(D2), 2159-2162.
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Wacker, R. S., & Orville, R. E.
(1999).
Changes in measured lightning flash count and return stroke peak current after the 1994 US National Lightning Detection Network upgrade - 1. Observations. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres.
104(D2), 2151-2157.
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Mackerras, D., Darveniza, M., Orville, R. E., Williams, E. R., & Goodman, S. J.
(1998).
Global lightning: Total, cloud and ground flash estimates. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres.
103(D16), 19791-19809.
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Hodanish, S., Sharp, D., Collins, W., Paxton, C., & Orville, R. E.
(1997).
A 10-yr monthly lightning climatology of Florida: 1986-95. Weather and Forecasting.
12(3), 439-448.
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Perez, A. H., Wicker, L. J., & Orville, R. E.
(1997).
Characteristics of cloud-to-ground lightning associated with violent tornadoes. Weather and Forecasting.
12(3), 428-437.
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Sheridan, S. C., Griffiths, J. F., & Orville, R. E.
(1997).
Warm season cloud-to-ground lightning-precipitation relationships in the south-central United States. Weather and Forecasting.
12(3), 449-458.
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Orville, R. E., Zipser, E. J., Brook, M., Weidman, C., Aulich, G., Krider, E. P., ... Cummins, K.
(1997).
Lightning in the region of the TOGA COARE. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society.
78(6), 1055-1067.
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Orville, R. E., & Silver, A. C.
(1997).
Lightning ground flash density in the contiguous United States: 1992-95. MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW.
125(4), 631-638.
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Lucas, C., & Orville, R. E.
(1996).
TOGA COARE: Oceanic lightning. MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW.
124(9), 2077-2082.
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Livingston, E. S., NielsenGammon, J. W., & Orville, R. E.
(1996).
Climatology, synoptic assessment, and thermodynamic evaluation for cloud-to-ground lightning in Georgia: A study for the 1996 summer olympics. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society.
77(7), 1483-1495.
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Toracinta, E. R., Mohr, K. I., Zipser, E. J., & Orville, R. E.
(1996).
A comparison of WSR-88D reflectivities, SSM/I brightness temperatures, and lightning for mesoscale convective systems in Texas .1. Radar reflectivity and lightning. JOURNAL OF APPLIED METEOROLOGY.
35(6), 902-918.
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Mohr, K. I., Toracinta, E. R., Zipser, E. J., & Orville, R. E.
(1996).
A comparison of WSR-88D reflectivities, SSM/I brightness temperatures, and lightning for mesoscale convective systems in Texas .2. SSM/I brightness temperatures and lightning. JOURNAL OF APPLIED METEOROLOGY.
35(6), 919-931.
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Petersen, W. A., Rutledge, S. A., & Orville, R. E.
(1996).
Cloud-to-ground lightning observations from TOGA COARE: Selected results and lightning location algorithms. MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW.
124(4), 602-620.
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Jordan, D. M., Idone, V. P., Orville, R. E., Rakov, V. A., & Uman, M. A.
(1995).
Luminosity characteristics of lightning M components. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres.
100(D12), 25695-25700.
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ORVILLE, R. E., LALA, G. G., & IDONE, V. P.
(1995).
DAYTIME MEASUREMENTS OF LIGHTNING DART LEADER AND RETURN STROKE VELOCITIES IN TRIP-77, KENNEDY-SPACE-CENTER, FLORIDA. TRANSACTIONS-AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION.
58(12), 1140-1140.
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SAMSURY, C. E., & ORVILLE, R. E.
(1994).
CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING IN TROPICAL CYCLONES - A STUDY OF HURRICANES HUGO (1989) AND JERRY (1989). MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW.
122(8), 1887-1896.
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ORVILLE, R. E.
(1994).
CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING FLASH CHARACTERISTICS IN THE CONTIGUOUS UNITED-STATES - 1989-1991. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres.
99(D5), 10833-10841.
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ORVILLE, R. E.
(1994).
THUNDERSTORM ELECTRIFICATION AND LIGHTNING - PREFACE. MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW.
122(8), 1669-1669.
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ORVILLE, R. E.
(1993).
CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING IN THE BLIZZARD OF 93. Geophysical Research Letters.
20(13), 1367-1370.
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WHITEHEAD, J. T., CHISHOLM, W. A., ANDERSON, J. G., CLAYTON, R., ELAHI, H., ERIKSSON, A. J., ... RENOWDEN, J. R.
(1993).
IEEE WORKING GROUP-REPORT ESTIMATING LIGHTNING PERFORMANCE OF TRANSMISSION-LINES .2. UPDATES TO ANALYTICAL MODELS. IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery.
8(3), 1254-1267.
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ORVILLE, R. E.
(1993).
LIGHTNING GROUND FLASH DENSITY IN THE CONTIGUOUS UNITED-STATES - 1989 - REPLY. MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW.
121(5), 1574-1575.
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ORVILLE, R. E.
(1992).
JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS IN PERSPECTIVE. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society.
73(10), 1545-1545.
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RODRIGUEZ, J. V., INAN, U. S., LI, Y. Q., HOLZWORTH, R. H., SMITH, A. J., ORVILLE, R. E., & ROSENBERG, T. J.
(1992).
A CASE-STUDY OF LIGHTNING, WHISTLERS, AND ASSOCIATED IONOSPHERIC EFFECTS DURING A SUBSTORM PARTICLE INJECTION EVENT. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics.
97(A1), 65-75.
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ORVILLE, R. E.
(1991).
CALIBRATION OF A MAGNETIC DIRECTION FINDING NETWORK USING MEASURED TRIGGERED LIGHTNING RETURN STROKE PEAK CURRENTS. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres.
96(D9), 17135-17142.
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ORVILLE, R. E.
(1991).
LIGHTNING GROUND FLASH DENSITY IN THE CONTIGUOUS UNITED-STATES - 1989. MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW.
119(2), 573-577.
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YIP, W. Y., INAN, U. S., & ORVILLE, R. E.
(1991).
ON THE SPATIAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LIGHTNING DISCHARGES AND PROPAGATION PATHS OF PERTURBED SUBIONOSPHERIC VLF/LF SIGNALS. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics.
96(A1), 249-258.
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COORAY, V., & ORVILLE, R. E.
(1990).
THE EFFECTS OF VARIATION OF CURRENT AMPLITUDE, CURRENT RISETIME, AND RETURN STROKE VELOCITY ALONG THE RETURN STROKE CHANNEL ON THE ELECTROMAGNETIC-FIELDS GENERATED BY RETURN STROKES. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres.
95(D11), 18617-18630.
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MOORE, P. K., & ORVILLE, R. E.
(1990).
LIGHTNING CHARACTERISTICS IN LAKE-EFFECT THUNDERSTORMS. MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW.
118(9), 1767-1782.
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ORVILLE, R. E.
(1990).
WINTER LIGHTNING ALONG THE EAST COAST. Geophysical Research Letters.
17(6), 713-715.
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IDONE, V. P., & ORVILLE, R. E.
(1990).
DELIMITING THUNDERSTORM WATCH PERIODS BY REAL-TIME LIGHTNING LOCATION FOR A POWER UTILITY COMPANY. Weather and Forecasting.
5(1), 139-147.
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ORVILLE, R. E.
(1990).
PEAK-CURRENT VARIATIONS OF LIGHTNING RETURN STROKES AS A FUNCTION OF LATITUDE. Nature.
343(6254), 149-151.
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REAP, R. M., & ORVILLE, R. E.
(1990).
THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN NETWORK LIGHTNING LOCATIONS AND SURFACE HOURLY OBSERVATIONS OF THUNDERSTORMS. MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW.
118(1), 94-108.
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CARPENTER, D. L., & ORVILLE, R. E.
(1989).
THE EXCITATION OF ACTIVE WHISTLER MODE SIGNAL PATHS IN THE MAGNETOSPHERE BY LIGHTNING - 2 CASE STUDIES. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics.
94(A7), 8886-8894.
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COORAY, V., & ORVILLE, R. E.
(1989).
LORAN-C TIMING ERRORS CAUSED BY PROPAGATION OVER FINITELY CONDUCTING GROUND. Radio Science.
24(2), 179-182.
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WILLIAMS, E. R., WEBER, M. E., & ORVILLE, R. E.
(1989).
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LIGHTNING TYPE AND CONVECTIVE STATE OF THUNDERCLOUDS. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres.
94(D11), 13213-13220.
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INAN, U. S., SHAFER, D. C., YIP, W. Y., & ORVILLE, R. E.
(1988).
SUBIONOSPHERIC VLF SIGNATURES OF NIGHTTIME D-REGION PERTURBATIONS IN THE VICINITY OF LIGHTNING DISCHARGES. Journal of Geophysical Research.
93(A10), 11455-11472.
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IDONE, V. P., & ORVILLE, R. E.
(1988).
CHANNEL TORTUOSITY VARIATION IN FLORIDA TRIGGERED LIGHTNING. Geophysical Research Letters.
15(7), 645-648.
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WILLETT, J. C., IDONE, V. P., ORVILLE, R. E., LETEINTURIER, C., EYBERTBERARD, A., BARRET, L., & KRIDER, E. P.
(1988).
AN EXPERIMENTAL TEST OF THE TRANSMISSION-LINE MODEL OF ELECTROMAGNETIC-RADIATION FROM TRIGGERED LIGHTNING RETURN STROKES. Journal of Geophysical Research.
93(D4), 3867-3878.
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ORVILLE, R. E., HENDERSON, R. W., & BOSART, L. F.
(1988).
BIPOLE PATTERNS REVEALED BY LIGHTNING LOCATIONS IN MESOSCALE STORM SYSTEMS. Geophysical Research Letters.
15(2), 129-132.
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INAN, U. S., BURGESS, W. C., WOLF, T. G., SHATER, D. C., & ORVILLE, R. E.
(1988).
LIGHTNING-ASSOCIATED PRECIPITATION OF MEV ELECTRONS FROM THE INNER RADIATION BELT. Geophysical Research Letters.
15(2), 172-175.
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IDONE, V. P., ORVILLE, R. E., MACH, D. M., & RUST, W. D.
(1987).
THE PROPAGATION SPEED OF A POSITIVE LIGHTNING RETURN STROKE. Geophysical Research Letters.
14(11), 1150-1153.
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ORVILLE, R. E.
(1987).
AN ANALYTICAL SOLUTION TO OBTAIN THE OPTIMUM SOURCE LOCATION USING MULTIPLE DIRECTION FINDERS ON A SPHERICAL SURFACE. Journal of Geophysical Research.
92(D9), 10877-10886.
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ORVILLE, R. E., WEISMAN, R. A., PYLE, R. B., HENDERSON, R. W., & ORVILLE, R. E.
(1987).
CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING FLASH CHARACTERISTICS FROM JUNE 1984 THROUGH MAY 1985. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres.
92(D5), 5640-5644.
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ORVILLE, R. E.
(1987).
METEOROLOGICAL APPLICATIONS OF LIGHTNING DATA. Reviews of Geophysics.
25(3), 411-414.
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ORVILLE, R., & SONGSTER, H.
(1987).
THE EAST-COAST LIGHTNING DETECTION NETWORK. IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery.
2(3), 899-907.
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ORVILLE, R. E., & HENDERSON, R. W.
(1986).
GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION OF MIDNIGHT LIGHTNING - SEPTEMBER 1977 TO AUGUST 1978. MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW.
114(12), 2640-2653.
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Orville, R. E., Pyle, R. B., & Henderson, R. W.
(1986).
The East Coast Lightning Detection Network. IEEE Power Engineering Review.
PER-6(11), 52-52.
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ORVILLE, R. E., PYLE, R. B., & HENDERSON, R. W.
(1986).
THE EAST-COAST LIGHTNING DETECTION NETWORK. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON POWER SYSTEMS.
1(4), 243-246.
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IDONE, V. P., & ORVILLE, R. E.
(1985).
CORRELATED PEAK RELATIVE LIGHT-INTENSITY AND PEAK CURRENT IN TRIGGERED LIGHTNING SUBSEQUENT RETURN STROKES. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres.
90(ND4), 6159-6164.
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BROOK, M., RHODES, C., VAUGHAN, O. H., ORVILLE, R. E., & VONNEGUT, B.
(1985).
NIGHTTIME OBSERVATIONS OF THUNDERSTORM ELECTRICAL-ACTIVITY FROM A HIGH-ALTITUDE AIRPLANE. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres.
90(ND4), 6111-6120.
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ORVILLE, R. E.
(1985).
PROCEEDINGS OF THE 7TH INTERNATIONAL-CONFERENCE ON ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY, ALBANY, NEW-YORK, 4-8 JUNE 1984 - PREFACE. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres.
90(ND4), 5875-5875.
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ORVILLE, R. E., & HENDERSON, R. W.
(1984).
ABSOLUTE SPECTRAL IRRADIANCE MEASUREMENTS OF LIGHTNING FROM 375 TO 880 NM. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences.
41(21), 3180-3187.
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IDONE, V. P., & ORVILLE, R. E.
(1984).
3 UNUSUAL STROKES IN A TRIGGERED LIGHTNING FLASH. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres.
89(ND5), 7311-7316.
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IDONE, V. P., ORVILLE, R. E., & HENDERSON, R. W.
(1984).
GROUND TRUTH - A POSITIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING FLASH. Journal of Climatology & Applied Meteorology.
23(7), 1148-1151.
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IDONE, V. P., ORVILLE, R. E., HUBERT, P., BARRET, L., & EYBERTBERARD, A.
(1984).
CORRELATED OBSERVATIONS OF 3 TRIGGERED LIGHTNING FLASHES. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres.
89(ND1), 1385-1394.
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ORVILLE, R. E.
(1984).
LIGHTNING, AURORAS, NOCTURNAL LIGHTS, AND RELATED PHENOMENA - A CATALOG OF GEOPHYSICAL ANOMALIES - CORLISS,WR. American Scientist: the Magazine of Sigma XI, the Scientific Research Society.
72(1), 82-82.
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BORUCKI, W. J., ORVILLE, R. E., LEVINE, J. S., HARVEY, G. A., & HOWELL, W. E.
(1983).
LABORATORY SIMULATION OF VENUSIAN LIGHTNING. Geophysical Research Letters.
10(10), 961-964.
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ORVILLE, R. E., HENDERSON, R. W., & BOSART, L. F.
(1983).
AN EAST COAST LIGHTNING DETECTION NETWORK. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society.
64(9), 1029-1037.
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CHRISTIAN, H. J., FROST, R. L., GILLASPY, P. H., GOODMAN, S. J., VAUGHAN, O. H., BROOK, M., VONNEGUT, B., & ORVILLE, R. E.
(1983).
OBSERVATIONS OF OPTICAL LIGHTNING EMISSIONS FROM ABOVE THUNDERSTORMS USING U-2 AIRCRAFT. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society.
64(2), 120-123.
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DAVIS, M. H., BROOK, M., CHRISTIAN, H., HEIKES, B. G., ORVILLE, R. E., PARK, C. G., ROBLE, R. G., & VONNEGUT, B.
(1983).
SOME SCIENTIFIC OBJECTIVES OF A SATELLITE-BORNE LIGHTNING MAPPER. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society.
64(2), 114-119.
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ORVILLE, R. E., & IDONE, V. P.
(1982).
LIGHTNING LEADER CHARACTERISTICS IN THE THUNDERSTORM RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM (TRIP). Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans.
87(NC13), 1177-1192.
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LEVINE, J. S., GREGORY, G. L., HARVEY, G. A., HOWELL, W. E., BORUCKI, W. J., & ORVILLE, R. E.
(1982).
PRODUCTION OF NITRIC-OXIDE BY LIGHTNING ON VENUS. Geophysical Research Letters.
9(8), 893-896.
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IDONE, V. P., & ORVILLE, R. E.
(1982).
LIGHTNING RETURN STROKE VELOCITIES IN THE THUNDERSTORM RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM (TRIP). Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans.
87(NC7), 4903-4915.
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Orville, R. E.
(1981).
Atmospheric phenomena. Science.
212(4494), 535-536.
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ORVILLE, R. E.
(1981).
GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION OF MIDNIGHT LIGHTING - SEPTEMBER TO NOVEMBER 1977. MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW.
109(2), 391-395.
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ORVILLE, R. E.
(1981).
CORRECTION. MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW.
109(10), 2244-2244.
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ORVILLE, R. E., MAIER, M. W., MOSHER, F. R., WYLIE, D. P., & RUST, W. D.
(1981).
THE SIMULTANEOUS DISPLAY IN A SEVERE STORM OF LIGHTNING GROUND STRIKE LOCATIONS ONTO SATELLITE IMAGES AND RADAR REFLECTIVITY PATTERNS. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society.
62(9), 1421-1421.
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ORVILLE, R. E.
(1980).
DAYLIGHT SPECTRA OF INDIVIDUAL LIGHTNING FLASHES IN THE 370-690 NM REGION. JOURNAL OF APPLIED METEOROLOGY.
19(4), 470-473.
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ORVILLE, R. E., & SPENCER, D. W.
(1979).
GLOBAL LIGHTNING FLASH FREQUENCY. MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW.
107(7), 934-943.
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Qrville, R. E., Lala, G. G., & Idone, V. P.
(1978).
Daylight time-resolved photographs of lightning. Science.
201(4350), 59-61.
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ORVILLE, R.
(1978).
1ST MEETING OF HEADS AND CHAIRMEN OF DEPARTMENTS OF ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE - SUMMARY. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society.
59(5), 619-622.
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ORVILLE, R. E.
(1978).
ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE DEGREES IN UNITED-STATES, 1963-77. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society.
59(5), 623-626.
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ORVILLE, R. E.
(1977).
WIND PROFILE IN SUB-CLOUD LAYER OF A THUNDERSTORM. Journal of Geophysical Research.
82(24), 3453-3456.
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ORVILLE, R. E.
(1977).
BOLTS FROM BLUE. NATURAL HISTORY.
86(6), 66-73.
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ORVILLE, R. E., & SPENCER, D. W.
(1977).
GLOBAL LIGHTNING FLASH FREQUENCIES. TRANSACTIONS-AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION.
58(8), 814-814.
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KREHBIEL, P. R., BROOK, M., HOLMES, L. W., & ORVILLE, R. E.
(1977).
LIGHTNING CHARGES RELATIVE TO STORM ENVIRONMENT IN FLORIDA THUNDERSTORMS. TRANSACTIONS-AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION.
58(8), 814-814.
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BOYLE, J. S., & ORVILLE, R. E.
(1976).
RETURN STROKE VELOCITY-MEASUREMENTS IN MULTISTROKE LIGHTNING FLASHES. Journal of Geophysical Research.
81(24), 4461-4466.
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ORVILLE, R. E.
(1975).
SPECTRUM OF LIGHTNING DART LEADER. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences.
32(9), 1829-1837.
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BERGER, K., & ORVILLE, R.
(1975).
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF CLOUD-TO-TOWER LIGHTNING DISCHARGES AT MONTE-SAN-SALVATORE-OBSERVATORY. TRANSACTIONS-AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION.
56(12), 990-990.
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BOYLE, J. S., & ORVILLE, R. E.
(1975).
RETURN STROKE VELOCITY-MEASUREMENTS IN MULTISTROKE LIGHTNING FLASHES. TRANSACTIONS-AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION.
56(12), 992-992.
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Orville, R. E., & Helsdon, J. H.
(1974).
Pseudo Color Densitometer Analysis-the Apollo 17/Saturn V Exhaust Plume. Applied Optics.
13(10), 2197-2201.
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ORVILLE, R. E., & HELSDON, J. H.
(1974).
QUANTITATIVE-ANALYSIS OF A LIGHTNING RETURN STROKE FOR DIAMETER AND LUMINOSITY CHANGES AS A FUNCTION OF SPACE AND TIME. Journal of Geophysical Research.
79(27), 4059-4067.
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BOSART, L. F., CHEN, T. J., ORVILLE, R. E., & ROESLI, H. P.
(1974).
PRELIMINARY STUDY OF SYNOPTIC CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH LIGHTNING FLASHES OVER MT SAN SALVATORE, LUGANO, SWITZERLAND. Tellus.
26(4), 495-505.
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KRIDER, E. P., NOGGLE, R. C., UMAN, M. A., & ORVILLE, R. E.
(1974).
LIGHTNING AND APOLLO 17 SATURN V EXHAUST PLUME. Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets.
11(2), 72-75.
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ORVILLE, R. E., & BERGER, K.
(1973).
UNUSUAL LIGHTNING FLASH INITIATED BY AN UPWARD-PROPAGATING LEADER. Journal of Geophysical Research.
78(21), 4520-4525.
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ORVILLE, R. E., HELSDON, J. H., & EVANS, W. H.
(1973).
QUANTITATIVE-ANALYSIS OF A TIME-RESOLVED LIGHTNING RETURN STROKE USING A FALSE-COLOR DENSITOMETER. TRANSACTIONS-AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION.
54(11), 1100-1100.
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ORVILLE, R. E., & SWEET, W. A.
(1973).
USE OF A DIGICOL FALSE-COLOR QUANTITATIVE DENSITOMETER FOR RESEARCH IN PHYSICAL AND DYNAMICAL METEOROLOGY. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society.
54(10), 1122-1122.
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ORVILLE, R. E.
(1972).
PRECIPITATION PROCESSES REVEALED BY COSMOGENIC RADIONUCLIDE SCAVENGING. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences.
29(4), 787-&.
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Orville, R. E.
(1971).
27 december lightning. Science.
174(4013), 1050-1051.
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Orville, R. E.
(1971).
CLOSE LIGHTNING. Weather.
26(9), 394-395.
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CHEN, T. J., BOSART, L. F., & ORVILLE, R. E.
(1971).
SYNOPTIC INVESTIGATION OF CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS OVER MT-SAN-SALVATORE-LIGHTNING-OBSERVATORY, LUGANO, SWITZERLAND. TRANSACTIONS-AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION.
52(11), 840-&.
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Orville, R. E., & Salanave, L. E.
(1970).
Lightning spectroscopy-photographic techniques. Applied Optics.
9(8), 1775-1781.
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BOSART, L. F., ORVILLE, R. E., & VONNEGUT, B.
(1970).
AN ANALYSIS AND POSSIBLE INTERPRETATION OF TRIGGERED LIGHTNING STRIKE TO APOLLO-12/SATURN-V VEHICLE. TRANSACTIONS-AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION.
51(4), 300-&.
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ORVILLE, R. E.
(1969).
CAN WE REDUCE LIGHTNING DEATHS. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society.
50(11), 880-&.
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ORVILLE, R. E.
(1969).
TORNADO GENESIS AND LIGHTNING RETURN STROKE. TRANSACTIONS-AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION.
50(11), 619-&.
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Orville, R. E.
(1968).
Photograph of a close lightning flash. Science.
162(3854), 666-667.
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ORVILLE, R. E.
(1968).
SPECTRUM OF LIGHTNING STEPPED LEADER. Journal of Geophysical Research.
73(22), 6999-&.
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UMAN, M. A., ORVILLE, R. E., SLETTEN, A. M., & KRIDER, E. P.
(1968).
4-METER SPARKS IN AIR. Journal of Applied Physics.
39(11), 5162-&.
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DAWSON, G. A., UMAN, M. A., & ORVILLE, R. E.
(1968).
DISCUSSION OF PAPER BY HILL,EL AND ROBB,JD PRESSURE PULSE FROM A LIGHTNING STROKE. Journal of Geophysical Research.
73(20), 6595-+.
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ORVILLE, R. E.
(1968).
A HIGH-SPEED TIME-RESOLVED SPECTROSCOPIC STUDY OF LIGHTNING RETURN STROKE .2. A QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences.
25(5), 839-&.
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ORVILLE, R. E.
(1968).
A HIGH-SPEED TIME-RESOLVED SPECTROSCOPIC STUDY OF LIGHTNING RETURN STROKE .3. A TIME-DEPENDENT MODEL. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences.
25(5), 852-&.
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ORVILLE, R. E.
(1968).
A HIGH-SPEED TIME-RESOLVED SPECTROSCOPIC STUDY OF LIGHTNING RETURN STROKE .I. A QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences.
25(5), 827-&.
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ORVILLE, R. E.
(1968).
A COOPERATIVE EXPERIMENT ON LIGHTNING DISCHARGE. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society.
49(10), 1030-&.
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ORVILLE, R. E.
(1968).
SPECTRUM OF LIGHTNING STEPPED-LEADER. TRANSACTIONS-AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION.
49(1), 177-&.
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ORVILLE, R. E.
(1967).
OZONE PRODUCTION DURING THUNDERSTORMS MEASURED BY ABSORPTION OF ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION FROM LIGHTNING. Journal of Geophysical Research.
72(14), 3557-+.
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ORVILLE, R. E., UMAN, M. A., & SLETTEN, A. M.
(1967).
TEMPERATURE AND ELECTRON DENSITY IN LONG AIR SPARKS. Journal of Applied Physics.
38(2), 895-&.
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Orville, R. E.
(1966).
THE COLOUR SPECTRUM OF LIGHTNING. Weather.
21(6), 198-200.
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Orville, R. E.
(1966).
High-speed, time-resolved spectrum of a lightning stroke. Science.
151(3709), 451-452.
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UMAN, M. A., & ORVILLE, R. E.
(1965).
OPACITY OF LIGHTNING. Journal of Geophysical Research.
70(22), 5491-&.
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ORVILLE, R. E., & UMAN, M. A.
(1965).
OPTICAL CONTINUUM OF LIGHTNING. Journal of Geophysical Research.
70(2), 279-+.
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UMAN, M. A., & ORVILLE, R. E.
(1964).
ELECTRON DENSITY MEASUREMENT IN LIGHTNING FROM STARK-BROADENING OF HALPHA. Journal of Geophysical Research.
69(24), 5151-&.
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UMAN, M. A., ORVILLE, R. E., & SALANAVE, L. E.
(1964).
MASS DENSITY PRESSURE + ELECTRON DENSITY IN 3 LIGHTNING STROKES NEAR PEAK TEMPERATURE. Journal of Geophysical Research.
69(24), 5423-+.
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UMAN, M. A., ORVILLE, R. E., & SALANAVE, L. E.
(1964).
THE DENSITY, PRESSURE, AND PARTICLE DISTRIBUTION IN A LIGHTNING STROKE NEAR PEAK TEMPERATURE. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences.
21(3), 306-310.
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SALANAVE, L. E., ORVILLE, R. E., & RICHARDS, C. N.
(1962).
SLITLESS SPECTRA OF LIGHTNING IN REGION FROM 3850 TO 6900 ANGSTROMS. Journal of Geophysical Research.
67(5), 1877-+.
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Orville, R. E.
(1962).
The Spectrum of Lightning. Science.
135(3505), 739-&.
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Stolzenburg, M., Marshall, T. C., Karunarathne, S., & Orville, R. E.
(2016).
Luminosity with intracloud-type lightning initial breakdown pulses and terrestrial gamma-ray flash candidates. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres.
121(18), 10919-10936.
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conference paper
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PEREZ, A. H., ORVILLE, R. E., & WICKER, L. J.
(2011).
Characteristics of cloud-to-ground lightning associated with violent-tornado producing supercells. 409-413.
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Samsury, C. E., Black, M. L., & Orville, R. E.
(2001).
The relationship of cloud-to-ground lightning with radar reflectivity and vertical velocity in Hurricanes Bob (1991) and Emily (1993). 257-259.
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Murray, N. D., Orville, R. E., & Huffines, G. R.
(2000).
Effect of pollution from Central American fires on cloud-to-ground lightning in May 1998. 49-52.
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Samsury, C. E., Black, M. L., Dodge, P. P., & Orville, R. E.
(1997).
Utilization of airborne and NEXRAD data in the analysis of cloud-to-ground lightning in 1995 and 1996 tropical cyclones. 125-126.
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MCMILLAN, S. R., & ORVILLE, R. E.
(1995).
A classification of Texas thunderstorms according to their cloud-to-ground lightning characteristics during spring 1993. 97-102.
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SILVER, A., & ORVILLE, R. E.
(1995).
A climatology of cloud-to-ground lightning for the contiguous United States: 1992-1993. 325-330.
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MOHR, K. I., TORACINTA, E. R., ORVILLE, R. E., & ZIPSER, E. J.
(1995).
A comparison of WSR-88D reflectivities, SSM/I brightness temperatures and lightning for mesoscale convective systems in Texas. 547-552.
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STUDWELL, A. M., & ORVILLE, R. E.
(1995).
Characteristics of cloud-to-ground lightning in a severe winter storm, 9-12 February 1994. 176-181.
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MCEVER, G. D., & ORVILLE, R. E.
(1995).
Summer lightning over southeast Texas and adjacent coastal waters. 283-288.
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CARLE, W. J., & ORVILLE, R. E.
(1995).
The 21-23 November 1992 severe weather outbreak: Correlation between lightning flash rate tendencies and tornadic activity, and shear versus bipolar patterns. 329-334.
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GILMORE, M. S., PEREZ, A. H., ORVILLE, R. E., & WICKER, L. J.
(1994).
XLIGHT - AN INTERACTIVE LIGHTNING ANALYSIS AND DISPLAY SYSTEM. 44-47.
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PEREZ, A. H., ORVILLE, R. E., & WICKER, L. J.
(2011).
Characteristics of cloud-to-ground lightning associated with violent-tornado producing supercells. 409-413.
Research
principal investigator on
- Collaborative Research: Lightning Studies in a Polluted Atmosphere awarded by National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States) 2015 - 2019
- Collaborative Research: High-Speed Slitless Spectroscopy of Natural Lightning Flashes awarded by National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States) 2018
- Digital High-Speed Spectroscopic Recording in the Upward LIghtning Triggering Study (UPLIGHTS) awarded by National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States) 2013 - 2017
Teaching
teaching activities
- ATMO491 Research Instructor
- ATMO691 Research Instructor
- ATMO691 Research Instructor
Works By Students
chaired theses and dissertations
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Clements, Nathan Chase (2007-12). The warning time for cloud-to-ground lightning in isolated, ordinary thunderstorms over Houston, Texas.
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Cullen, Matthew Ryan (2013-08). The Houston Lightning Mapping Array: Network Installation and Preliminary Analysis.
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Ely, Brandon Lee (2008-08). Houston LDAR II network: design, operation, and performance analysis.
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Jurecka, Joseph William (2008-08). An evaluation of lightning flash characteristics using LDAR and NLDN networks with warm season southeast Texas thunderstorms.
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McKinney, Christopher Michael (2008-08). Total lightning observations of severe convection over North Texas.
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Mosier, Richard Matthew (2009-12). Radar-Derived Forecasts of Cloud-to-Ground Lightning Over Houston, Texas.
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Seroka, Gregory Nicholas (2011-05). Radar Nowcasting of Total Lightning over the Kennedy Space Center.
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Sink, Amanda Marie (2016-08). Developing Forecast Techniques for Lightning Cessation Using Radar, NLDN, and LMA Analyses.
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Steiger, Scott Michael (2005-12). Thunderstorm lightning and radar characteristics: insights on electrification and severe weather forecasting.
Background
education and training
- Ph.D. in Atmospheric Physics and Dynamics, University of Arizona - (Tucson, Arizona, United States) 1966
- A.B. in Physics, Princeton University - (Princeton, New Jersey, United States) 1958
awards and honors
- Fellow, conferred by American Geophysical Union - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States), 2009
- Outstanding Distinguished Scientist Award, conferred by Sigma Xi - (Durham, North Carolina, United States), 2008
- The Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Advance of Applied Meteorology, conferred by American Meteorological Society - (Boston, Massachusetts, United States), 2006
- The Charles Franklin Brooks Award for Outstanding Services to the Society, conferred by American Meteorological Society - (Boston, Massachusetts, United States), 1994
- Fellow, conferred by American Meteorological Society - (Boston, Massachusetts, United States), 1979
Contact
first name
- Richard
has last name
- Orville
mailing address
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Texas A&M University
Meteorology
3150 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3150
USA
Other
- rorville@tamu.edu