Numerical simulations of local thundercloud field enhancements caused by runaway avalanches seeded by cosmic rays and their role in lightning initiation

Deterministic methods for numerical simulation of high-energy runaway electron avalanches

(2011) L. P. Babich et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL AND THEORETICAL PHYSICS

The effect of charge density in tropospheric thunderclouds on production of sprites and terrestrial gamma ray flashes

(2011) Leonid Babich et al.   JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH

Diffusion of relativistic runaway electrons and implications for lightning initiation

(2010) Joseph R. Dwyer   JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH

Source of prolonged bursts of high-energy gamma rays detected in thunderstorm atmosphere in Japan at the coastal area of the Sea of Japan and on high mountaintop

(2010) Leonid P. Babich et al.   JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH

Subnanosecond pulses of runaway electrons generated in atmosphere by high-voltage pulses of microsecond duration

(2009) L. P. Babich et al.   DOKLADY PHYSICS

Gradual increase of energetic radiation associated with thunderstorm activity at the top of Mt. Fuji

(2009) Tatsuo Torii et al.   GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS

Observation of an Energetic Radiation Burst from Mountain-Top Thunderclouds

(2009) H. Tsuchiya et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Analysis of terrestrial γ ray flashes correlated with small variations in the dipole moment of a thunderstorm cloud

(2008) L. P. Babich et al.   DOKLADY EARTH SCIENCES

Calculation of a gigantic upward atmospheric discharge, accompanying optical phenomena, and penetrating radiations. I. Numerical model

(2008) L. P. Babich et al.   GEOMAGNETISM AND AERONOMY

A brief review of the problem of lightning initiation and a hypothesis of initial lightning leader formation

(2008) Danyal Petersen et al.   JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH