Atmospheric Electricity

Dear Colleagues,

Although atmospheric electricity has a long history of research, epoch-making discoveries have been made in each period. In recent decades, lightning/thunderstorm-induced energetic radiation, transient luminous events such as sprites and elves have been discovered, as well as terrestrial gamma-ray flashes. Recently, challenging research topics such as the relationship between atmospheric electricity and biological/biochemical effects and the relationship between atmospheric electricity and climate/severe-weather have become the focus of new and groundbreaking research. Orbiting satellites and lightning detection systems are producing new data and numerical modelling, including artificial intelligence applications, are yielding new and exciting insights into the nature of thunderstorms. Therefore, we are planning a Special Issue dedicated to the contributions covering all areas related to atmospheric electricity.

A Special Issue on atmospheric electricity is, therefore, open to the multi-disciplinary and various studies from a conventional research field such as global electric circuit, lightning physics, aerosol and cloud microphysics, and thunderstorm electrification, to a modern research field such as lightning/thunderstorm-generated energetic radiation, transient luminous events, and the evolution of the Earth’s climate.

We welcome contributions of various article types such as original research and reviews.

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Prof. Dr. Masashi Kamogawa
Prof. Dr. Yoav Yair
Guest Editors

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