Vernon Burton
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- PhD History Princeton University
- Masters History Princeton University
- Bachelors History Furman University
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Orville Vernon Burton is a professor of history at Clemson University, the director of its Clemson CyberInstitute, and an author. He formerly served as director of the Institute for Computing in Humanities, Arts, and Social Science and professor of history and sociology at the University of Illinois. He is also a senior research scientist at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications, where he is associate director for humanities and social sciences.
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- Cloud-to-ground lightning in the United States: NLDN results in the first decade, 1989-98 (2001) (321)
- Surface and Lightning Sources of Nitrogen Oxides over the United States: Magnitudes, Chemical Evolution, and Outflow (2007) (291)
- The relationship between lightning type and convective state of thunderclouds (1989) (283)
- Enhancement of cloud‐to‐ground lightning over Houston, Texas (2001) (243)
- The North American Lightning Detection Network (NALDN)—First Results: 1998–2000 (2002) (215)
- Global Distribution of Midnight Lightning: September 1977 to August 1978 (1986) (207)
- Lighting Ground Flash Density in the Contiguous United States: 1992–95 (1991) (205)
- Lightning return stroke velocities in the thunderstorm research international program (TRIP) (1982) (186)
- Cloud-to-Ground Lightning Observations from TOGA COARE: Selected Results and Lightning Location Algorithms (1996) (183)
- Cloud‐to‐ground lightning flash characteristics in the contiguous United States: 1989–1991 (1994) (142)
- Cloud‐to‐ground lightning characteristics over Houston, Texas: 1989–2000 (2001) (141)
- The importance of NOx production by lightning in the tropics (2002) (135)
- Lightning Ground Flash Density and Thunderstorm Duration in the Continental United States: 1989–96 (1999) (126)
- Subionospheric VLF signatures of nighttime D region perturbations in the vicinity of lightning discharges (1988) (119)
- Global Lightning Flash Frequency (1979) (118)
- Global lightning: Total, cloud and ground flash estimates (1998) (117)
- The North American Lightning Detection Network (NALDN)—Analysis of Flash Data: 2001–09 (2011) (117)
- Development of the National Lightning Detection Network (2008) (116)
- Cloud-to-ground lightning flash characteristics from June 1984 through May 1985 (1987) (116)
- Upward lightning observations from towers in Rapid City, South Dakota and comparison with National Lightning Detection Network data, 2004-2010 (2012) (113)
- An experimental test of the 'transmission-line model' of electromagnetic radiation from triggered lightning return strokes (1988) (110)
- Lightning leader characteristics in the Thunderstorm Research International Program (TRIP) (1982) (107)
- 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 (1999) (107)
- A High-Speed Time-Resolved Spectroscopic Study of the Lightning Return Stroke: Part I. A Qualitative Analysis (1968) (107)
- Lightning Ground Flash Measurements over the Contiguous United States: 1995–97 (1999) (106)
- Changes in measured lightning flash count and return stroke peak current after the 1994 U.S. National Lightning Detection Network upgrade: 2. Theory (1999) (100)
- High‐speed video observations of positive lightning flashes to ground (2010) (95)
- Correlated observations of three triggered lightning flashes (1984) (95)
- Calibration of a magnetic direction finding network using measured triggered lightning return stroke peak currents (1991) (91)
- Seasonal and global NOx production by lightning estimated from the Optical Transient Detector (OTD) (2000) (89)
- A 10-yr Monthly Lightning Climatology of Florida: 1986–95 (1997) (88)
- Luminosity of initial breakdown in lightning (2013) (88)
- Locating initial breakdown pulses using electric field change network (2013) (85)
- Characteristics of Cloud-to-Ground Lightning Associated with Violent Tornadoes (1997) (81)
- The East Coast Lightning Detection Network (1983) (81)
- Correlated peak relative light intensity and peak current in triggered lightning subsequent return strokes (1985) (79)
- Cloud‐to‐ground lightning enhancement over Southern Louisiana (2003) (78)
- High-speed video observations of natural cloud-to-ground lightning leaders – A statistical analysis (2014) (76)
- Effect of pollution from Central American fires on cloud‐to‐ground lightning in May 1998 (2000) (74)
- Total Lightning Signatures of Thunderstorm Intensity over North Texas. Part I: Supercells (2007) (69)
- Absolute Spectral Irradiance Measurements of Lightning from 375 to 880 nm (1984) (68)
- Evolution of the total lightning structure in a leading‐line, trailing‐stratiform mesoscale convective system over Houston, Texas (2008) (66)
- Estimating lightning performance of transmission line 2--Updates to analytical models (1993) (66)
- Radar Nowcasting of Cloud-to-Ground Lightning over Houston, Texas (2011) (64)
- A High-Speed Time-Resolved Spectroscopic Study of the Lightning Return Stroke. Part III. A Time-Dependent Model (1968) (61)
- IEEE working group report. Estimating lightning performance of transmission lines. II: Updates to analytical models (1993) (59)
- Warm season cloud-to-ground lightning-precipitation relationships in the south-central United States (1997) (59)
- Cloud-to-ground lightning in tropical cyclones: A study of Hurricanes Hugo (1989) and Jerry (1989) (1994) (58)
- Lightning‐associated precipitation of MeV electrons from the inner radiation belt (1988) (58)
- Spectrum of the lightning stepped leader (1968) (55)
- The East Coast Lightning Detection Network (1986) (54)
- Bipole patterns revealed by lightning locations in mesoscale storm systems (1988) (54)
- NOx production by lightning over the continental United States (2001) (52)
- Recoil leader formation and development (2013) (51)
- Lightning in the Region of the TOGA COARE (1997) (46)
- 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 (1990) (45)
- Peak-current variations of lightning return strokes as a function of latitude (1990) (45)
- The opacity of lightning (1965) (43)
- Temperature and Electron Density in Long Air Sparks (1967) (42)
- A climatology, synoptic assessment, and thermodynamic evaluation for cloud-to-ground lightning in Georgia: a study for the 1996 Summer Olympics (1996) (42)
- A Comparison Of WSR-88D Reflectivities, SSM/I Brightness Temperatures, and Lightning for Mesoscale Convective Systems in Texas. Part I: Radar Reflectivity and Lightning (1996) (42)
- Leader observations during the initial breakdown stage of a lightning flash (2014) (41)
- Return stroke velocity measurements in multistroke lightning flashes (1976) (40)
- Lake-Effect Thunderstorms in the Lower Great Lakes (2009) (40)
- Production of nitric oxide by lightning on Venus (1982) (39)
- Upward lightning flashes characteristics from high‐speed videos (2016) (38)
- Channel tortuosity variation in Florida triggered lightning (1988) (38)
- Electron-Density Measurement in Lightning from Stark-Broadening of Hα (1964) (36)
- Global Distribution of Midnight Lighting—September to November 1977 (1981) (36)
- Luminosity characteristics of lightning M components (1995) (36)
- An analytical solution to obtain the optimum source location using multiple direction finders on a spherical surface. [for lightning detection] (1987) (34)
- The Relationships between Network Lightning Surface and Hourly Observations of Thunderstorms (1990) (34)
- Photograph of a Close Lightning Flash (1968) (34)
- Spectral (600–1050 nm) time exposures (99.6 μs) of a lightning stepped leader (2011) (34)
- Enhanced NOx by lightning in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere inferred from the UARS Global NO2 measurements (2000) (34)
- Four‐Meter Sparks in Air (1968) (32)
- Slitless spectra of lightning in the region from 3850 to 6900 Angstroms (1962) (31)
- Radar Nowcasting of Total Lightning over the Kennedy Space Center (2012) (31)
- Quantitative analysis of a lightning return stroke for diameter and luminosity changes as a function of space and time (1974) (31)
- The propagation speed of a positive lightning return stroke (1987) (29)
- Bipolar cloud‐to‐ground lightning flash observations (2013) (28)
- Evolution of radar reflectivity and total lightning characteristics of the 21 April 2006 mesoscale convective system over Texas (2008) (28)
- The Density, Pressure, and Particle Distribution in a Lightning Stroke near Peak Temperature (1964) (28)
- Ozone production during thunderstorms, measured by the absorption of ultraviolet radiation from lightning (1967) (27)
- Strokes of upward illumination occurring within a few milliseconds after typical lightning return strokes (2012) (27)
- A Comparison of WSR-88D Reflectivities, SSM/I Brightness Temperatures, and Lightning for Mesoseale Convective Systems in Texas. Part II. SSM/I Brightness Temperatures and Lightning (1996) (27)
- Winter lightning along the East Coast (1990) (26)
- Spectrum of the Lightning Dart Leader (1975) (25)
- UPLIGHTS: Upward Lightning Triggering Study (2013) (25)
- Lightning Characteristics in Lake-Effect Thunderstorms (1990) (24)
- Total Lightning Signatures of Thunderstorm Intensity over North Texas. Part II: Mesoscale Convective Systems (2007) (23)
- Lightning and the Apollo 17/Saturn V Exhaust Plume (1974) (23)
- On the spatial relationship between lightning discharges and propagation paths of perturbed subionospheric VLF/LF signals (1991) (22)
- On the Triggering Mechanisms of Upward Lightning (2019) (22)
- Observations of optical lightning emissions from above thunderstorms using U-2 aircraft (1983) (22)
- Observations of bidirectional lightning leader initiation and development near positive leader channels (2016) (21)
- High-speed video and electric field observation of a negative upward leader connecting a downward positive leader in a positive cloud-to-ground flash (2013) (21)
- Nighttime observations of thunderstorm electrical activity from a high altitude airplane (1984) (21)
- The excitation of active whistler mode signal paths in the magnetosphere by lightning: Two case studies (1989) (21)
- CHARACTERISTICS OF UPWARD LEADERS FROM TALL TOWERS (2012) (20)
- Stepped‐to‐dart leaders preceding lightning return strokes (2013) (18)
- Competing and cutoff leaders before “upward illumination”‐type lightning ground strokes (2013) (18)
- Use of polarimetric radar measurements to constrain simulated convective cell evolution: a pilot study with Lagrangian tracking (2019) (17)
- Transient luminosity along negative stepped leaders in lightning (2015) (16)
- Three unusual strokes in a triggered lightning flash (1984) (16)
- High-Speed, Time-Resolved Spectrum of a Lightning Stroke (1966) (16)
- An unusual lightning flash initiated by an upward‐propagating leader (1973) (16)
- Luminosity with intracloud‐type lightning initial breakdown pulses and terrestrial gamma‐ray flash candidates (2016) (14)
- Daylight spectra of individual lightning flashes in the 370-690 nm region (1980) (14)
- The Mass Density, Pressure, and Electron Density in Three Lightning Strokes (1964) (14)
- Lightning spectroscopy-photographic techniques. (1970) (13)
- Some Scientific Objectives of a Satellite-Borne Lightning Mapper (1983) (13)
- LIGHTNING-TRIGGERED UPWARD LIGHTNING FROM TOWERS IN RAPID CITY , SOUTH DAKOTA (2012) (12)
- Branched dart leaders preceding lightning return strokes (2014) (12)
- Comments on “Large Peak Current Cloud-to-Ground Lightning Flashes during the Summer Months in the Contiguous United States” (1999) (11)
- TOGA COARE: Oceanic Lightning (1996) (10)
- The optical continuum of lightning (1965) (10)
- Cloud-to-ground lightning in the blizzard of ′93 (1993) (10)
- An M component with a concurrent dart leader traveling along different paths during a lightning flash (2015) (9)
- Dissecting the anomaly: A closer look at the documented urban enhancement in summer season ground flash densities in and around the Houston area (2005) (9)
- A spectral study of lightning strokes (1966) (8)
- Ground Truth: A Positive Cloud-to-Ground Lightning Flash (1984) (8)
- P 1 . 7 TOTAL LIGHTNING AND RADAR CHARACTERISTICS OF SUPERCELLS : INSIGHTS ON ELECTRIFICATION AND SEVERE WEATHER FORECASTING (2004) (8)
- A case study of lightning, whistlers, and associated ionospheric effects during a substorm particle injection event (1992) (8)
- IEEE Working Group Report Estimating Lightning Performance of Tkansmission Lines I1 - Updates to Analytical Models A report of the Working Group on Estimating the Lightning Performance of Transmission Lines (1993) (8)
- Discussion of paper by E. L. Hill and J. D. Robb, ‘Pressure Pulse from a Lightning Stroke’ (1968) (8)
- Lightning Physics and Effects (2004) (8)
- Lightning detection from space (1982) (7)
- High percentage of positive lightning along the USA west coast (2005) (6)
- Report of the Commission on Education and Manpower (1981) (6)
- Modeling stepped leaders using a time‐dependent multidipole model and high‐speed video data (2012) (6)
- Delimiting ``Thunderstorm Watch'' Periods by Real-Time Lightning Location for a Power Utility Company (1990) (6)
- Lightning Detection from Satellites (1981) (5)
- Laboratory simulation of Venusian lightning (1983) (5)
- Does the average downward speed of a lightning leader change as it approaches the ground ? – An observational approach (2010) (5)
- THE COLOUR SPECTRUM OF LIGHTNING (1966) (5)
- Lightning between Clouds and Ground (1972) (5)
- High-speed video observations of positive lightning flashes (2010) (5)
- Meteorological applications of lightning data (1987) (4)
- Atmospheric phenomena. (1981) (4)
- The East Coast Lightning Detection Network (1986) (3)
- A preliminary study of the synoptic conditions associated with lightning flashes over Mt. San Salvatore, Lugano, Switzerland (1974) (3)
- The Electrical Nature of Storms (1998) (3)
- The Spectrum of Lightning. (1962) (2)
- Wind profile in the sub‐cloud layer of a thunderstorm (1977) (2)
- Leader formation during the Initial Breakdown stage of a lightning flash (2014) (2)
- Lightning flash characteristics, 1987 (1989) (2)
- Length estimations of presumed upward connecting leaders in lightning flashes to flat water and flat ground (2018) (2)
- Characteristics of cloud-to-ground lightning flashes along the east coast of the United States (1985) (2)
- Lightning flash characteristics (1986) (2)
- High-speed spectral observations of a lightning negative stepped leader (2010) (1)
- LORAN‐C timing errors caused by propagation over finitely conducting ground (1989) (1)
- Houston LDAR II Network Operation, Performance, and Initial Results (2006) (1)
- The Total Lightning and Radar Characteristics of Two Mesoscale Convective Systems Over Houston (2006) (1)
- Southern Louisiana: Compelling Evidence for Pollution Enhancing Cloud-to-Ground Lightning (2003) (1)
- HOUSTON LDAR NETWORK PERFORMANCE , DATA USAGE , AND FIRST RESULTS (2005) (1)
- The lightning discharge (1976) (1)
- 1 THE EVOLUTION OF TOTAL LIGHTNING AND RADAR CHARACTERISTICS OF TWO MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE SYSTEMS OVER HOUSTON (2008) (1)
- Twelve Years of Cloud-to-Ground Lightning Characteristics, 1989-2000: Small Scale Results (2001) (1)
- AN EVALUATION OF LDAR DERIVED FLASH EXTENT WITH TRADITIONAL NALDN METRICS IN SUMMERTIME SOUTHEAST TEXAS THUNDERSTORMS (2008) (1)
- Remark by the Editors (1976) (0)
- Luminosity with Intracloud-Type Initial Breakdown Pulses and Terrestrial Gamma-ray Flash Candidates (2016) (0)
- Multiple Convective Cell Identification and Tracking Algorithm for documenting time-height evolution of measured polarimetric radar and lightning properties (2017) (0)
- A Physicist’s view of a cloud (1976) (0)
- Perceptual Optimization for Data Visualization (2005) (0)
- Sources of Ozone in the Free Troposphere in Houston During DISCOVER-AQ 2013 (2014) (0)
- Thunderstorm Overflight Program (1980) (0)
- Upward Lightning in Rapid City, SD and the First Season of the Upward Lightning Triggering Study (UPLIGHTS) (2012) (0)
- Comments on Precipitation Processes Revealed by Cosmogenic Radionuclide Scavenging (1972) (0)
- NOTES: Lightning Photography (1971) (0)
- A Ten-Year Lightning Climatology For The United States (1989-1998) (1999) (0)
- An Experimental Analysis of New Ultraviolet Emitting Fiber Optic Faceplate Cathode Ray Tubes (1972) (0)
- Lightning flash characteristics: 1986, Interim report (1988) (0)
- 27 december lightning. (1971) (0)
- Pseudo Color Densitometer Analysis-the Apollo 17/Saturn V Exhaust Plume. (1974) (0)
- Lightning and radar observations of hurricane Rita landfall (2009) (0)
- Preface [to special section on Proceedings of the VIIth International Atmospheric Electricity Conference] (1985) (0)
- Correlated High-speed Video and Multi-frequency Electromagnetic Observations of Lightning (2010) (0)
- The East Coast Lightning Detection Network (1986) (0)
- Lightning and Climate Modification Within, Near, and Downwind of Urban Areas (2001) (0)
- Identification and classification of lines in slitless spectra of lightning (1963) (0)
- Some preliminary results obtained during a study of july 21, 1996 events from the sprites 96 campaign (1999) (0)
- UPLIGHTS Lightning Spectra: Negative CG from Horizontally Extensive IC Flash (2014) (0)
- Development and Results of the National Lightning Detection Network in the USA (1997) (0)
- Houston LDAR II Network: Performance Analysis (2006) (0)
- Atmospheric Phenomena. (Book Reviews: Ball Lightning and Bead Lightning) (1981) (0)
- Temperature of long sparks in air (1966) (0)
- Return Stroke-Like Upward Illumination Occurring Immediately After Lightning Return Strokes (2011) (0)
- Lightning Detection from Ground and Space (2017) (0)
- Stepped-to-dart Leaders in Cloud-to-ground Lightning (2013) (0)
- High-speed video of competing and cut-off leaders prior to "upward illumination-type" lightning ground strokes (2013) (0)
- Spectroscopic and Electric Current Measurements of Lightning at the Monte San Salvatore Observatory, Lugano, Switzerland (1976) (0)
- Remote observations of severe storms (1984) (0)
- Simulation of the Universal-Time Diurnal Variation of the Global Electric Circuit Charging Rate (1999) (0)
- On the Triggering Mechanisms of Upward Lightning (2019) (0)
- P 14 R . 2 V-CHILL Radar Operations in Classrooms : Courseware and Research Applications (2005) (0)
- A Study of Stratospheric Discharges (1981) (0)
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