The participation of such diverse scientific and technical disciplines as meteorology, astronomy, atmospheric electricity, ionospheric and magnetospheric physics, electromagnetic wave propagation, and radio techniques in the research of atmospherics means that results are published in scientific papers widely spread throughout the literature. This Handbook collects the latest knowledge on atmospherics and presents it in two volumes. Each chapter is written by an expert in his or her field. Topics include the physics of thunderclouds, thunder, global atmospheric electric currents, biological aspects of sferics, and various space techniques for detecting lightning within our own atmosphere as well as in the atmospheres of other planets. Up-to-date applications and methodology are detailed. Volumes I and II offer a comprehensive discussion that together will serve as an important resource for practitioners, professionals, and students alike.
Meteorologic Aspects of Thunderstorms, E.R. Williams
Thunderstorm Electrification, C.P.R. Saunders
Lightning Currents, T. Ogawa
Lightning Detection from Ground and Space, R.E. Orville
Artificially Triggered Lightning, K. Horii and M. Nakano
Ball Lightning, H. Kikuchi
Lightning and Atmospheric Chemistry: The Rate of Atmospheric NO Production, M.G. Lawrence, W.L. Chameides, P.S. Kasibhatla, H.Levy II, and W. Moxim
Lightning Within Planetary Atmospheres, K. Rinnert
Quasistatic Electromagnetic Phenomena in the Atmosphere and Ionosphere, R.H. Holzworth
Schumann Resonances, D.D. Sentman
Low-Frequency Radio Noise, A.C. Frazer-Smith
Radio Noise Above 300 kHz due to Natural Causes, D.E. Proctor
Atmospheric Noise and Its Effects of Telecommunication System Performance, A.D. Spaulding
Biography
Hans Volland
