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Barrett, E. C., R. F. Adler, K. Arpe, P. Bauer, W. Berg, A. Chang, R. Ferraro, J. Ferriday, S. Goodman, Y. Hong, J. Janowiak, C. Kidd, D. Kniveton, M. Morrisey, W. Olson, G. Petty, B. Rudolph, A. Shibata, E. Smith, and R. Spencer. The first WETNET precipitation intercomparison project: Interpretation of results, Remote Sensing Reviews, 11, 1994, 303-373.
Berg, W., W. Olson, R. Ferraro, S. Goodman, and F. LaFontaine, An assessment of the first and second generation Navy operational precipitation retrieval algorithms, J. Atmos. Sci., in press, 1997.
Blakeslee, R. J., H. J. Christian, and B. Vonnegut, Electrical measurements over thunderstorms, J. Geophys. Res., 94(D11), 13135-13140, 1989.
Blakeslee, R. J., and E. P. Krider, Ground level measurements of air conductivity under Florida thunderstorms, J. Geophys. Rev., 97, 12,947-12,951, 1992.

Boccippio, D.J., K. Driscoll, W. Koshak, R. Blakeslee, W. Boeck, D. Mach, H.J. Christian and S.J. Goodman, 1997: Cross-sensor validation of the Optical Transient Detector(OTD). Abstract.

Boccippio, D.J., 1996: The electrification of stratiform anvils. PhD Dissertation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.Abstract.
Boccippio, D.J., C. Wong, E.R. Williams, R. Boldi, H.J. Christian and S.J. Goodman, 1996: Global validation of single-station Schumann resonance lightning location. Submitted to J. Atmos. Terr. Phys..Abstract.
Boccippio, D.J., E.R. Williams, S.L. Heckman, W.A. Lyons, I.T. Baker and R. Boldi, 1995: Sprites, ELF transients and Positive Ground Strokes. Science, 269, 1088-1091.Abstract.
Boccippio, D.J., 1995: A diagnostic analysis of the VVP single-Doppler retrieval technique. J. Atmos. Oc. Tech., 12,230-248.Abstract.
Boeck, W. L., O. H. Vaughan,Jr., R. Blakeslee, B. Vonnegut, and M. Brook, Lightning induced brightening in the airglow layer, Geophys. Res. Letters, 19, 99-102, 1992.Abstract.
Boeck, W. L., O. H. Vaughan, R. Blakeslee, B. Vonnegut, M. Brook, and J. McKune, Observations of lightning in the stratosphere, J. Geophys. Res., 100, 1465-1475, 1995.Abstract
Boeck, W. L., O. H. Vaughan,Jr., R. Blakeslee, B. Vonnegut, and M. Brook, The Role of the Space Shuttle Videotapes in the Discovery of Sprites, Jets and ELVES, Submitted to the J. Atmos. Terr. Physics., 1997.Abstract.
Buechler, D. E., and S. J. Goodman. Echo size and asymmetry: Impact on NEXRAD storm identification, J. Appl. Met., 29, 962-969, 1990.
Christian, H. J, et al., Airborne and ground-based studies of thunderstorms in the vicinity of Langmuir Laboratory, Quart. J. Roy. Met. Soc., 106, 1980.
Christian, H. J., R. J. Blakeslee, and S. J. Goodman, The detection of lightning from geostationary orbit, J. Geophys. Res., 94(D11), 13329-13337, 1989.Abstract.
Christian, H. J., R. J. Blakeslee, and S. J. Goodman. Lightning imaging sensor (LIS) for the earth observing system, NASA TM-4350, Available from Center for Aerospace Information, P.O. Box 8757, Baltimore Washington International Airport, Baltimore, MD 21240, 44 pp, 1992.
Christian, H. J, J. W. Bullock, C. L. Holmes, W. Gaskill, J. Latham , A. J. Illingsworth, and C. B. Moore, Airborne studies of thunderstorm electrification in New Mexico, Proc. Atmos. Elect., ed. L. H. Runke, J. Latham, Deepak Pub., Hampton, VA, 1983.
Christian, H. J and A. A. Few, The measurement of atmospheric electric fields using a newly developed balloon borne Sensor, in Electrical Processes in Atmospheres, Steinkopf Verlag, Darmstadt, West Germany, 1977.
Christian, H. J., R. L. Frost, P. H. Gillaspy, S. J. Goodman, O. H. Vaughan, Jr., M. Brook, B. Vonnegut, and R. E. Orville, Observations of optical lightning emissions from aove thunderstorms using U-2 aircraft, Bull. Am. Met. Soc., 64, 120, 1983.
Christian, H. J., V. Mazur, B. D. Fisher, L. H. Ruhnke, K. Crouch, and R. P. Perula, The Atlas/Centaur lightning strike incident, J. Geophys. Res., 94, 13169-13177, 1989.
Christian, H. J., and S. J. Goodman, Optical observations of lightning from a high altitude airplane, J. Atmos. Ocean. Tech., 4, 701, 1987.
Christian, H. J, M. Weber, M. F. Stewart, and A. A. Few, Balloon measurements of electric fields inside thunderstorms, Proc. Atmos. Elect., ed. L.H. Runke, J. Latham, Deepak Pub., Hampton, VA, 1983.
Cifelli, R., S.A. Rutledge, D.J. Boccippio and T. Matejka, 1996: Horizontal divergence and vertical velocity retrievals from Doppler radar and wind profiler observations. Atmos. Oc. Tech., 13, 948-966.Abstract.
Crosson, W. L., Duchon, C. E., R. Raghavan, and S. J. Goodman, Assessment of rainfall estimated using a standard Z-R relationship and the probability matching method applied to composite radar data in Central Florida, J. Appl. Meteorology, 35, 1203-1219, 1996.
Davis, M. H., M. Brook, H. J. Christian, B. G. Heikes, R. E. Orville, C. G. Park, R. G. Roble, and B. Vonnegut, Some scientific objective of a satellite-borne lightning mapper, Bull. Am. Met. Soc., 64, 114, 1983.
Driscoll, K. T., R. J. Blakeslee, and M. L. Baginski, A modeling study of the time-averaged electric currents in the vicinity of isolated thunderstorms, J. Geophys. Rev., 97, 11,535-11,551, 1992.Abstract.
Driscoll, K. T., R. J. Blakeslee, and W. J. Koshak, A time-averaged current analysis of a thunderstorm using ground-based measurements, accepted by J. Geophys. Res., 1993.Abstract.
Few, A. A., R. E. Orville, M. Brook, J. T. Schaefer, W. W. Vaughan, H. J. Christian, and W. Wagnon, A proposed satellite system for lightning observations from geostationary orbit, Proc. Atmos. Elect., ed. L. H. Runke, J. Latham, Deepak Pub., Hampton, VA, 1983.
Goodman, S. J., D. E. Buechler, and P. J. Meyer. Convective tendency images derived from a combination of lightning and satellite data, Weather and Forecasting, 3, 173-188, 1988.
Goodman, S. J., D. E. Buechler, P. D. Wright, and W. D. Rust. Lightning and precipitation history of a microburst producing storm, Geophys. Res. Lett., 15, 1185-1188, 1988.
Goodman, S. J., and H. J. Christian. Global observations of lightning, Atlas of Satellite Observations related to Global Change, R. Gurney, J. Foster, and C. Parkinson, eds., Cambridge University Press, New York, 1993, 191-219.
Goodman, S. J., H. J. Christian, and W. D. Rust, Optical Pulse Characteristics of intra-cloud and cloud-to-ground lightning observed from above clouds, J. Appl. Met., 1369-1381, 1988.
Goodman, S. J., and K. R. Knupp. Tornadogenesis via squall line and supercell interaction: The November 15, 1989 Huntsville, Alabama tornado, The Tornado: Its Structure, Dynamics, Prediction, and Hazards, AGU Geophys. Monogr. Series, 79, 183-199, 1993.
Goodman, S. J., and R. Raghavan, 1993: Investigating the relation between precipitation and lightning using polarimetric radar observations, Preprints, 26th Conf. Radar Meteorology, Norman, OK, AMS, 793-795.
Koshak, W. J., M. N. Khan, A. P. Biazar, M. Newchurch, R. T. McNider, A NASA model for improving the lightning NOx emission inventory for CMAQ, Joint Session: 4th Conference on the Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data and and the 11th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry; 89th Annual AMS Conference, Phoenix, AZ, January 11-15, 2009.
Koshak, W. J., E. P. Krider, N. Murray, D. J. Boccippio, Lightning charge retrievals: dimensional reduction, LDAR constraints, and a first comparison with LIS satellite data, J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 24, 1817-1838, 2007.
Koshak, W. J., OTD observations of continental US ground and cloud flashes, 13th International Conference on Atmospheric Electricity, Beijing China, August 13-17, 2007.
Koshak, W. J., D. M. Mach, H. J. Christian, M. F. Stewart, M. Bateman, Retrieving storm electric fields from aircraft field mill data. Part II: applications, J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 23, 1303-1322, 2006.
Koshak, W. J., Retrieving storm electric fields from aircraft field mill data. Part I: theory, J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 23, 1289-1302, 2006.
Koshak, W. J., and D. J. Boccippio, Continental US ground flashes detected by OTD, Lightning Imaging Sensor International Workshop, Huntsville, Alabama, September 11-14, 2006.
Koshak, W. J., R. J. Solakiewicz, R. J. Blakeslee, S. J. Goodman, , H. J. Christian, J. M. Hall, J. C. Bailey, E. P. Krider, M. G. Bateman, D. J. Boccippio, D. M. Mach, E. W. McCaul, M. F. Stewart, D. E. Buechler, W. A. Petersen, D. J. Cecil, North Alabama Lightning Mapping Array (LMA): VHF source retrieval algorithm and error analyses, J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 21, 543-558, 2004.
Koshak, W.J., R. J. Solakiewicz, R. J. Blakeslee, S. J. Goodman, , H. J. Christian, J. M. Hall, J. C. Bailey, E. P. Krider, M. G. Bateman, D. J. Boccippio, D. M. Mach, E. W. McCaul, M. F. Stewart, D. E. Buechler, W. A. Petersen, Error analyses of the North Alabama Lightning Mapping Array (LMA), 12th International Conference on Atmospheric Electricity, 613-616, Versailles, France, June 9-13, 2003.
Koshak, W. J., and R. J. Solakiewicz, TOA lightning location retrieval on spherical and oblate spheroidal Earth geometries, J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 18, 187-199, 2001.
Koshak, W. J., M. F. Stewart, H. J. Christian, J. W. Bergstrom, J. M. Hall, and R. J. Solakiewicz, Laboratory Calibration of the Optical Transient Detector and the Lightning Imaging Sensor, J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 17, 905-915, 2000.
Koshak, W. J., R. J. Blakeslee, and J. C. Bailey, Data retrieval algorithms for validating the Optical Transient Detector and the Lightning Imaging Sensor, J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 17, No. 3, 279-297, 2000.
Koshak, W. J. and R. J. Solakiewicz, Electro-optic lightning detector, Appl. Optics, 38, 4623-4634, 1999.
Koshak, W. J., E. P. Krider, and M. J. Murphy, A multipole expansion method for analyzing lightning field changes, J. Geophys. Res., 104, 9617-9633, 1999.
Koshak, W. J., and R. J. Solakiewicz, A spherical Earth solution for TOA lightning location retrieval, Proceedings from 11th International Conference on Atmospheric Electricity, Lake Guntersville State Park, Guntersville, Alabama, USA, June 7 - 11, 1999.
Koshak, W. J. and R. J. Solakiewicz, Electro-optic field sensor, NASA Center Director's Discretionary Fund FY97 Annual Report, Section 3: Optics, NASA-MSFC Pub. 8-31778, 78-81, 1997.
Koshak, W. J., R. J. Solakiewicz, On the retrieval of lightning radio sources from time-of-arrival data, J. Geophys. Res., 101, 26,631 - 26,639, 1996.
Koshak, W. J., J. W. Bergstrom, M. F. Stewart, H. J. Christian, J. M. Hall, and R. J. Solakiewicz, Calibration of the Optical Transient Detector (OTD), Proceedings from 10th International Conference on Atmospheric Electricity, Osaka, Japan, June 10-14, 1996.
Koshak, W. J., J. C. Bailey, H. J. Christian, and D. M. Mach, Aircraft electric field measurements: calibration and ambient field retrieval, J. Geophys. Res., 99, 22,781 - 22,792, 1994.
Koshak, W. J., R. J. Solakiewicz, D. D. Phanord, and R. J. Blakeslee, Diffusion model for lightning radiative transfer, J. Geophys. Res., 99, 14,361 - 14,371, 1994.
Koshak, W. J. and E. P. Krider, A linear method for analyzing lightning field changes, J. Atmos. Sci., 51, 473 - 488, 1994.
Koshak, W. J. and E. P. Krider, Inference of lightning charges based on a multipole expansion model, 17th Conference on Severe Local Storms/Conference on Atmospheric Electricity, St. Louis, MO, Oct. 4-8, 1993.
Koshak, W. J., Analysis of Lightning Field Changes Produced by Florida Thunderstorms, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, NASA TM#103539, 1991.
Koshak, W. J., and E. P. Krider, Analysis of lightning field changes during active Florida thunderstorms, J. Geophys. Res., 94, 1165-1186, 1989.
Krajewski, W. F., R. Raghavan, and V. Chandrasekar: Physically-based simulation of radar-rainfall data using a space-time rainfall model. Journal of Applied Meteorology, 32, 268-283, 1993.
Krider, E. P. and R. J. Blakeslee, The electric currents produced by thunderclouds, J. Electrostatics, 16, 369, 1985.Abstract.
Mach, D. M., and W. J. Koshak, General matrix inversion technique for the calibration of electric field sensor arrays on aircraft platforms, J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 24, 1576-1587, 2007.
Mackerras, D., M. Darveniza, R. E. Orville, E. R. Williams, and S. J. Goodman, Global lightning total, cloud, and ground flash estimates, J. Geophys. Res., submitted May 1996.
Orville, R. E., E. J. Zipser, M. Brook, C. Weidman, G. Aulich, E. P. Krider, H. Christian, S. Goodman, R. Blakeslee, and K. Cummins, 1997: Lightning in the region of the TOGA COARE, Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., in press.Abstract.
Phanord, D. D., W. J. Koshak, R. J. Solakiewicz, and R. J. Blakeslee, Calculation of the bulk electromagnetic properties of thunderclouds using a two-space scattering formalism, Appl. Phys.B - Lasers and Optics, 68, No. 4, 731-734, 1999.
Raghavan, R., S. Goodman, P. Meyer, B. Boldi, A. Matlin, M. Weber, E. Williams, D. Sharp, S. Hodanish, J. Madura, and C. Lennon, 1997: A real-time examination of the incremental value of lightning data in diagnosing convective storm characteristics, Preprints, Seventh Intl. Conf. On Aviation. Range & Aerospace Meteorology, AMS, Long Beach, CA.
Raghavan, R., and V. Chandrasekar: Multiparameter radar study of rainfall: Potential application to area-time integral studies. Journal of Applied Meteorology, 33, 1636-1645, 1994.
Ramachandran, R. R. Raghavan, and S. J. Goodman, 1996: Estimating ice water content using observed lightning, Proceedings, Intl. Conf. Atmos. Electricity, Osaka, Japan.
Rust, W. D., W. L. Taylor, D. R. MacGorman, E. Brandes, V. Mazur, R. T. Arnold, T. C. Marshall, H. J. Christian, and S. J. Goodman, Lightning and related phenomena in isolated thunderstorms and squall line systems, J. Aircraft, 22, 449-454, 1985.
Smith, E. A., J. Lamm, R. Adler, J. Alishouse, K. Aonashi, E. Barrett, P. Bauer, W. Berg, A. Chang, R. Ferraro, J. Ferriday, S. Goodman, N. Grody, C. Kidd, C. Kummerow, G. Liu, F. Marzano, A. Mugnai, W. Olson, G.Petty, A. Shibata, R. Spencer, F. Wentz, and T. Wilheit, Findings of the PIP-2 algorithm intercomparison/validation project, J. Atmos. Sci., submitted March 1997.
Vaughan, O. H., R. Blakeslee, W. Boeck, B. Vonnegut, M. Brook, and J. McKune, Jr., A cloud-to-space lightning as recorded by space shuttle payload bay TV cameras, Mon. Wea. Rev., 120, 1459-1461, 1992.
Vivekanandan, J., V. N. Bringi, and R. Raghavan: Multiparameter radar modelling and observations of melting ice. Journal of Atmospheric Sciences, 47, 549-563, 1990.
Vivekanandan, J., R. Raghavan, and V. N. Bringi: Polarimetric radar modelling of mixtures of precipitation particles. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, GE-31, 1017-1030, 1993.
Vonnegut, B., O. H. Vaughan,Jr., M. Brook, and P. Krehbiel, Mesoscale observations of lightning from space shuttle, Bull. Am. Meteorol. Soc., 66, 20--29, 1985.
Weber, M. E., H. J. Christian, A. A. Few, and M. F. Stewart, A thundercloud electric field sounding: Charge distribution and lightning, J. Geophys. Res., 87, 7158, 1982.Abstract.
Weidman, C. D., R. J. Blakeslee, and W. J. Koshak, Terresterial Environment (Climatic) Criteria Guidelines for Use in Aerospace Vehicle Development, 1993 Revision, MASA TM-4511, 1993.
Wilheit, T. T., R. Adler, S. Avery, E. Barrett, P. Bauer, W. Berg, A. Chang, J. Ferriday, N. Grody, S. Goodman, C. Kidd, D. Kniveton, C. Kummerow, A. Mugnai, W. Olson, G. Petty, A. Shibata, E. Smith, R. Spencer. Algorithms for the retrieval of rainfall from passive microwave measurements, Remote Sensing Reviews, 11, 1994, 163-194.
Williams, E.R., R. Zhang and D.J. Boccippio, 1993: The microphysical growth state of ice particles and the large scale electrical structure of clouds. J. Geophys. Res., 99, 10787-10792.Abstract.
Wurman, J., S. Heckman, D.J. Boccippio, 1993: A bistatic multiple Doppler radar network: Part I, Theory. J. Appl. Met., 32, 1802-1814.Abstract.
Zrnic, D. S., R. Raghavan, and V. Chandrasekar: Observations of co-polar correlation coefficient through a bright band at vertical incidence. Journal of Applied Meteorology, 33, 45-52, 1994.

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