WALTER A. LYONS, Ph.D.
Certified Consulting Meteorologist
Fellow of the American Meteorological Society
Member, National Council of Industrial Meteorologists

CURRENT:

President and Senior Scientist
Forensic Meteorology Associates, Inc.
FMA Research, Inc.
46050 Weld County Road 13
Ft. Collins CO 80524

Phone: 800-854-7219
Phone: 970-568-7664
Fax: 970-482-8627
e-mail: walyons@frii.com
www.forensic-weather.com
www.FMA-Research.com

EDUCATION:

Ph.D. University of Chicago
Department of Geophysical Sciences 1970

M.S. University of Chicago
Department of Geophysical Sciences 1965

B.S. Saint Louis University
Institute of Technology (cum laude) 1964

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE:

Faculty Associate, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Colorado State University (1985-1990).

Research Scientist, Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere, Colorado State University (1990 - 1995)

Adjunct Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Particle Laboratory, University of Minnesota (1976-1979)

Associate Professor (with tenure), Department of Energetics, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and Administrator, Air Pollution Analysis Laboratory, University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee (1969-1975)

COURSES TAUGHT:

Mesometeorology and Severe Local Storms/Tornadoes,
Synoptic Meteorology Laboratory, Air Pollution Meteorology and Instrumentation, Synoptic Meteorology, Introductory Meteorology, Graduate Thesis Research

Ph.D. DISSERTATION:

Mesoscale Regimes Over the Southern Basin of Lake Michigan and their Effect Upon Summertime Convective Clouds: T.T. Fujita, supervisor; Dept. of Geophysical Sciences, University of Chicago, 242 pp.

THESES SUPERVISED: M.S. (eight); Ph.D. (seven)

PROFESSIONAL AWARDS:

Fellow, American Meteorological Society (elected 1993)

National Council for Industrial Meteorologists (elected 1979)

Certified Consulting Meteorologist (certified 1977)

Special Service Award from NOAA, "In recognition and appreciation of significant Public Services rendered for the National Weather Service during 1976."

AMS Seals of Approval for Radio and TV Weathercasting (1973)

Summer Fellowship in Research Aviation Techniques, National Center for Atmospheric Research (1968)

Hertz Foundation Fellow, University of Chicago (1965-1969)

Ford Foundation Fellow, University of Chicago (1964-1965)

American Meteorological Society, Macelwane Prize for Student Research (3rd) (1963)

U.S. Weather Bureau, Student of the Year Award (1962)

ADVISORY ACTIVITIES:

Councilor, American Meteorological Society (2000-2003)

Associated Editor, Atmospheric Electricity, BAMS (2002 - )

AMS Economic Development Committee (2003)

AMS Fellows Committee (2003-2005)

AMS Committee on Coastal Meteorology (1999 -2002)

Member, AWMA TT-3/AB-3 Meteorology Committee (1979-84; 92- 94; 1999 - 2002 )

Ad-Hoc Committee for the Bulletin of the AMS (1999)

Science Planning Team, STEPS (Severe Storm Electrification and Precipitation Study ( 1998 - 2000)

Denver Regional Air Quality Council, Model Peer Review Board (1996 - 1998 )

Front Range Interagency Task Force on Air Toxics (1996 -1997)

National Research Council, Commission on Geosciences, Panel on Coastal Meteorology (1991 - 1992)

Fellows Committee, American Meteorological Society (1994)

Scientific Organization Committee, CAPE-Convection and Precipitation/Electrification (1986- 1992)

Board of Directors, Commercial Weather Services Association (1988-1989)

Scientific Advisory Panel, Midwest Climate Center (1985-87)

Board of Certified Consulting Meteorologists, American Meteorological Society (1983-87); Chairman (1985-86).

Member, NASA, Scientific Advisory Council, Space and Terrestrial Applications Committee (1978-1980)

Chairman, Committee on Meteorological Aspects of Air Pollution, American Meteorological Society (1974-76), Member (1974-79)

Co-Chairman, Workshop on Coastal Transport Processes, Brookhaven National Laboratory

Member, National Academy of Science, Committee on Remote Sensing Programs for Earth Resource Surveys (1973-1975)

Member, Field Observing Facility Advisory Panel, National Center for Atmospheric Research (1973-1975)

Co-Chairman, Technical Advisory Committee, Southeast Wisconsin Coalition for Clean Air (1969-1973)

Member, Energy Budget Panel, International Field Year for the Great Lakes (1971-1973)

Member, AMS Board of Education in Schools and Popular Meteorological Education (1976-1979)

Member, Minnesota Weather Modification Task Force (1975-76)

Member, AMS Board for Radio and Television Weathercasters (1977-79)

INDUSTRIAL/GOVERNMENTAL EXPERIENCE:

Forensic Meteorology Associates, Inc., Ft. Collins, CO (1990 - present)

FMA Research, Inc. Ft. Collins, CO (1995 - present)

Senior Scientist, MRC/ASTER Division, Ft. Collins, CO (1990 - 1995)

Chief Scientist, R•SCAN Corporation, Minneapolis, MN (1981-1991)

President and Senior Scientist , MESOMET, Inc., Chicago, IL (1975-81)

Summer Aviation Research Program, National Center for Atmospheric Research (1968)

Research Meteorologist, University of Chicago (under Prof. Ted Fujita) Satellite and Mesometeorology Research Project (1964-1969)

U.S. Weather Bureau (now National Weather Service), Summer student intern, 1961, 1962, 1963

CONSULTANT (selected):

AeroVironment, Inc.
American Lung Association
Applied Insurance Research, Inc.
Control Data Corporation
EG&G Rocky Flats/DRI
Enviroplan, Inc.
South Florida Water Management District
Failure Analysis Associates, Inc.
Florida Power and Light Company
Green Giant Company
Honeywell, Inc.
Kay Farms, Inc.
Metropolitan Waste Control Commission, Twin Cities
Midwest Area Regional Council
Monsanto
New York University, Ins. of Environmental Medicine
NUS Corporation
Ohio Department of Development
Pacific Northwest Laboratory
Pickard, Lowe, and Garrick, Engineers
Power Technologies Incorporated
Stone and Webster Engineering
The Pittston Company
University of Florida
W. R. Grace and Company

FORENSIC SERVICES:

Bell & Johnson (Chicago)
(selected) Boehm, Brown, Seacrest, Fischer & LeFever (Tallahassee)
Branney, Hillyard, Portman and Barnhart (Denver)
Briggs and Morgan (St. Paul)
Bullaro and Carton (Chicago)
Burditt, Bowles & Radzius
Brobeck, Phleger and Hanson (San Francisco)
Collins, Galloway, and Smith (Mobile)
Faegre & Benson (Minneapolis)
Frilot, Partridge, Kohnke and Clements (New Orleans)
Thompson Coburn (St. Louis)
Holme Roberts and Owen (Denver, Colorado Springs)
Meshbesher, Singer and Spence (Minneapolis)
North Carolina Rate Bureau (Raleigh)
Rendigs, Fry, Kiely & Dennis (Cincinnati)
Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi (Minneapolis)
Rousch, McCraken and Guerrero (Phoenix)
Rudnick and Wolfe (Chicago)
Small, Craig & Werkenthin (San Antonio)
Spence, Moriarity and Schuster (Jackson, WY)
Young, Moore and Henderson (Raleigh, NC)
Aetna Insurance
American Family Insurance
CNA Insurance
E. W. Blanch Reinsurance (Minneapolis)
Grinnell Mutual Insurance (Grinnell, IA)
MSI Insurance
The Saint Paul Companies

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:

American Meteorological Society (Fellow)
American Geophysical Union
National Council of Industrial Meteorologists
National Weather Association

PUBLICATIONS:
Over 150 Publications in journals, reports, or symposia and technical reports. See Scientific and Technical Report Series Listings.

GRANTS/CONTRACTS:
Principal or co-principal investigator on numerous grants or contracts (totaling over $6.0 million) from such organizations as:

U.S. Department of Energy
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Cleveland Electric Illumination
Commonwealth Edison
Defense Special Weapons Agency
IBERDROLA (Spain)
Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety
Illinois Department of Environmental Protection
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
NASA - Kennedy Space Center
NASA - Marshall Space Flight Center
NASA- Office of Space Sciences
National Science Foundation
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Maryland Power Plant Siting Commission
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Niagara Mohawk Power
New York Power Authority
Northern States Power
Ontario Ministry of the Environment
Rochester Gas and Electric
United States Air Force/Space Systems Division
USAF/Philips Lab
Wisconsin Electric Power
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

REVIEWING ACTIVITIES:

Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
Monthly Weather Review
Journal of Applied Meteorology
Journal of Climate
Journal of Geophysical Research
Weather and Forecasting
Atmospheric Environment
Geophysical Research Letters
Urban Atmospheres
Journal of Atmospheric and Ocean Technology
Journal of the Air Pollution Control Association
USEPA Peer Review
US Air Force Office of Scientific Research
University of Texas-El Paso
US DOE Rocky Flats Oversight (Denver University)
National Science Foundation

MEDIA AND BROADCASTING:

HONEYWELL, Inc. (1989 - 1999)
National Spokesperson for Indoor Air Quality Issues
Numerous presentations for local and national TV, radio, trade and popular press

SEARS, ROEBUCK & CO. (1997)
Spokeperson, roll out of new home environment centers

WCCO- TV, Minneapolis/St. Paul (1980-1988),
Broadcast Meteorologist

WLS-TV, Chicago and ABC Television/Good Morning America , (1978-1980) Broadcast Meteorologist

KSTP-TV-AM, Minneapolis/St. Paul (1974-1978)
Director, KSTP Weather Services and Broadcast Meteorologist

WTMJ-AM-TV, Milwaukee, (1971-1973) Science Reporter and
Broadcast Meteorologist

Weathercasting for Radio Stations: several dozen nationwide


WALTER A. LYONS - PUBLICATIONS

Books, Chapters in Books, and Reviews

Lyons, W.A, and E.R. Williams, 2003: Atmospheric Electricity and Lightning, McGraw Hill Handbook on Weather, Climate and Water (in press).

Lyons, W.A., J.L. Eastman, T.E. Nelson, D.A. Moon, and C.S. Keen, 2003: New meteorological data resources suitable for the next generation of air quality models. In, Air Pollution Modeling: Theories, Computational Methods, and Available Software, Ed. P. Zannetti, Air and Waste Management Assoc., 15 pp.

Lyons, W.A., 2003: Sprites, In, Encyclopedia of Atmospheric Sciences, Holton, Price, Curry, Eds., Academic Press, New York (in press).

Lyons, W.A., 2000: Lightning. In, STORMS, Volume II, R.A. Pielke Jr. and R. A. Pielke, Sr , Ed., Routledge, London, 60-79.

Lyons, W.A., 1999: Lightning, Tales of Fire and Ice, special issue on Weather and Climate, National Forum, 79 (2), 15-18

Lyons, W.A., 1996: Soil moisture influences on the performance of mesoscale and cloud-scale prognostic models. In, Environmental Modeling, Vol. 3, P. Zannetti, Editor, Computational Mechanics Publications, London, 183-215.

Lyons, W., A., 1996: The Handy Weather Answer Book, Visible Ink Press, Detroit, 397 pp.

Lyons, W.A., 1995: Forensic meteorology. Encyclopedia of Weather and Climate. Oxford University Press, New York.

Lyons, W.A., 1990-2003: Weather Whys and Wonders, A Daily Desktop Calendar. Accord Publications, Denver

Lyons, W.A., 1995: Coastal Climate. In, Encyclopedia of Climate and Weather. Oxford University Press. New York.

Lyons, W.A., 1995: Book Review: “Sea Breeze and Local Wind” by J.E. Simpson. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc. (invited)

Lyons, W.A., C.J. Tremback and R.A. Pielke, 1995: The application and evaluation of the Regional Atmospheric Modeling System (RAMS) in the photochemical modeling system for the Lake Michigan Ozone Study (LMOS), Regional Photochemical Measurement and Modeling Studies, AWMA Specialty Conference, special issue, J. Applied Meteor. , 34, 1762-1786.

Nicholls M.E., R.A. Pielke, J.L. Eastman, C.A. Finley, W.A. Lyons, C.J. Tremback, R.L. Walko and W.R. Cotton, 1995: Applications of the RAMS numerical model to dispersion over urban areas. Proceedings, NATO Advanced Study Institute: Wind Climate in Cities, Karlsruhe, Germany, and Wind Climate in Cities, J.E. Cermak et al. (eds.), Kluwer Academic Publishers, 703-732.

Lyons, W.A., 1994: The Sea Breeze. In, McGraw Hill Encyclopedia of Science, McGraw Hill, New York.

Lyons, W.A., R.A. Pielke, W.R. Cotton, C.J. Tremback, R.L. Walko, M. Uliasz and J.I. Ibarra, 1993: Recent Applications of the RAMS Meteorological Model and the HYPACT Dispersion Models. Proceedings, Air Pollution, 20th ITM Conference, NATO CCMS, Barcelona, Spain, Plenum Press.

Lyons, W.A., R.A. Pielke, W.R. Cotton, M. Uliasz, C.J. Tremback, R.L. Walko, J.L. Eastman, 1993: The application of new technologies to modeling mesoscale dispersion in coastal zones and complex terrain. Air Pollution, P. Zannetti et al., Eds., Elsevier Applied Science, Computational Mechanics Publications, Southampton, UK, pp. 35-86.

National Research Council, 1992: Coastal meteorology; a review of the state of the science. Panel on Coastal Meteorology, Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, National Research Council, National Academy Press, Washington, 99 pp (contributing author).

Lyons, W.A., R.A. Pielke, W.R. Cotton, C.S. Keen, D.A. Moon and N.R. Lincoln, 1992: Some considerations of the role of the land/lake breeze in causing elevated ozone levels in the southern Lake Michigan region. Chapter 9, Environmental Modeling, P. Melli and P. Zannetti, Eds., Computational Mechanics Publications/Elsevier Applied Science. London, pp. 151-171.

Lyons, W.A., J.A. Schuh and C.S. Keen, 1983: Modeling mesoscale diffusion and transport processes for releases within coastal zones during land/sea breezes. Final Report, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota, NRC Contract AT (49-24) 0368, NUREG/CR-3542, 184 pp.

Lyons, W.A., 1976: Satellite detection of Air pollution. In Energy Environment Remote Sensing Studies, T.N. Vizeroglou, Ed., Wiley & Sons.

Lyons, W.A., 1977: Mesoscale Air pollution transport in southeast Wisconsin. USEPA, Research Triangle Park, NC, EPA-600/4-77-010, 219 pp.

Lyons, W.A., 1975: Turbulent diffusion and pollutant transport in shoreline environments. Lectures on Air Pollution and Environmental Impact Analysis, D.A. Haugen, Ed., AMS, Boston, Mass. 135-208 pp.

Video Tapes and Films

“The Hundred Year Hunt for the Red Sprite”, DVD planetarium production, 40 minutes, also for commercial release in 2003. Funded by the National Science Foundation, Informal Science Education.

“Lightning,” 45 minute presentation to State Farm Insurance Co, Annual Meeting, 2001.

"Chasing from the Back Porch", 13 minute tape, presented at 18th Conference on Severe Local Storms, Minneapolis, Sept. 1998, FMA Productions, Inc.

“Chasing from the Back Porch, II, 10 minute tape, presented 19th Conference on Severe Local Storms, Orlando, FL, 2000, FMA Productions.

“Chasing from the Back Porch III”, 10 minute DVD, presented 20th Conference on Severe Local Storms, San Antonio, TX.

"The Comprehensive Modeling System (CMS) for Air Pollution," 25 minute video, produced for CAMRAQ/Electric Power Research Institute, 1997.

"Using Time Lapse Video for Air Quality Research," 15 and 21 minute video versions, produced for presentation to the American Meteorological Society, Joint Conf. on Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology and Workshop on Air Quality Problems, Phoenix, 1998.

"The SPRITES' 93-96 Campaigns," 75 minute video produced for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Kennedy Space Center., 1996.

"Air Pollution Meteorology of the San Joaquin Valley," 25 min. video for industrial client, 1996.

"Air Pollution Episodes over the Northern Front Range," 20 minute summary video, produced for the Natural Resources Department, City of Fort Collins.

"Sprites, Blue Jets and Elves," 15 minutes, produced for National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Kennedy Space Center, 1995.

"Satellite Observations of Persistent Elevated Pollution Episodes (PEPE)", 50 minute film produced for the EPA Decision Series, Energy/Environment IV, EPA 600-9-79-040. Presented in Congressional Subcommittee Hearings.

TECHNICAL PAPERS AND ABSTRACTS

Lyons, W.A., T.E. Nelson, R.A. Armstrong, V.P. Pasko, and M. A Stanley, 2003: Upward electrical discharges from the tops of thunderstorms. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc. (in press).

Bering, E.A., III, L. Bhusal, J.R. Benbrook, J.A. Garrett, A.P. Jackson, E.M. Wescott, D.R. Moudry, D.D. Sentman, H.C. Stenbaek-Nielsen and W.A. Lyons, 2003: The results from the 1999 Sprites balloon campaign. COSPAR Conference Summary.

Lyons, W.A., T.E. Nelson, E.R. Williams, S. A. Cummer and M.A. Stanley, 2002: Characteristics of sprite-producing positive cloud-to-ground lightning during the 19 July STEPS mesoscale convective systems. Mon. Wea. Rev. (submitted).

Lyons, W.A., T.E. Nelson, M.A. Stanley and V.P. Pasko, 2002: Electrical discharges from thunderstorm tops. Preprints, 21st. Conf. on Severe Local Storms, Amer. Meteor. Soc., San Antonio, TX, 4 pp.

Lyons, W.A., and M. Schmidt, 2002: “The Hundred Year Hunt for the Red Sprite” - an affordable planetarium program. Proceedings, 2002 International Planetarium Society, Wichita, KS, 2 pp.

Price, C.P., M. Asfur, W. Lyons and T. Nelson, 2002: An Improved ELF/VLF Method for Globally Geolocating Sprite-Producing Lightning, Geophys. Res. Lett. (with cover), Geophys. Res. Lett., 29, 1-1 to 1-4.

Price, C., M. Asfur, W. Lyons and T.Nelson, 2002: Globally geolocating sprite-producing lightning. Proceedings, URSI, Mastricht, Holland, summer meeting. 4 pp.

Hu, W., S. Cummer, W.A. Lyons and T. E. Nelson, 2002: Lightning Charge Moment Changes for the Initiation of Sprites,” Geophys. Res. Lett.

Sato, M., H. Fukunishi, M. Kikuchi, H. Yamagishi and W.A. Lyons, 2002: Validation of Sprite Location Based on ELF Observations at Syowa Station in Antarctica, J. Atmos. Solar-Terrest. Phys., in press.

Lyons, W.A., T.E. Nelson, C. Price, S. Cummer, E.R. Williams and M.A. Stanley, 2002: Meteorological and Electrical Characteristics of High Plains Sprite-Producing Storms,. URSI-National Radio Science Meeting, Boulder, Abstract Only.

Bering, E.A., III, J.R. Benbrook, J.A. Garrett, A.M. Jackson, D.R. Moudry, E.M. Wescott, D.D. Sentman, H.C. Stenbaek-Nielsen and W.A. Lyons, 2002: Statistics of TLE Types and Properties Observed during the 1999 Sprites Balloon Campaigns, URSI, Lightning Effects in the Ionosphere, Boulder, CO, abstract only.

Lyons*, W.A., T.E. Nelson, A. Faires, 2001: Electrical Discharges into the Stratosphere from the Tops of Intense Thunderstorms, AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, Paper. AE22A-002. (INVITED), abstract only.

Fullekrug, M., S.A. Summer, B. Rison, W.A. Lyons, D.R. Moudry and E.R. Williams, 2001: Ultra-Long Lightning Continuing Current, AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, Paper. AE31A-0068, abstract only.

Lyons*, W.A., C Price, S.A. Cummer, E.R. Williams, M.A. Stanley and T.E. Nelson, 2001: Investigating TLE-Producing High Plains Mesoscale Convective Systems with the NLDN and ELF Transients. AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, Paper. AE31A-0064, abstract only.

Bering, E.A., D.D. Sentman, J.R. Benbrook, L. Bhusal, J.A. Garrett, A.M. Jackson, D.R. Moudry, E.M. Wescott, H.C. Stenbaek-Nielsen and W.A. Lyons, 2001: Mesospheric Energy Input Owing to Sprites and Other TLEs and the Possible Effects Thereof. AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, Paper. AE22A-05, abstract only.

Hu, W., S.A. Cummer, W.A Lyons and T.E. Nelson, 2001: Threshold Charge Moment Changes for Sprite Initiation and Lightning-to-Sprite Delays. AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, Paper. AE31A-0069, abstract only.

Bhusal, L., E.A. Bering, III, J.R. Benbrook, J.A. Garrett, A.M. Jackson, D.R. Moudry, E.M. Wescott, D.D. Sentman, H.C. Stenbaek-Nielsen and W.A. Lyons, 2001: Statistics of TLE Types and Properties Observed During the 1999 Sprites Balloon Campaign. AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, Paper. AE31A-0074, abstract only.

Wang, P.K., W.H. Lin and W.A. Lyons, 2001: A Model Study of Anvil-Top Plume Formation in the 20 July 2000 Denver Thunderstorm, AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, Paper. AE12A-0077, abstract only.

Lyons, W.A., 2001: Making Visual Observations of the Red Sprite, Preprints, 7th Topical Meeting on Meteorological Optics, NCAR Advanced Study Program, 51-52.

Armstrong, R.A., D.M. Suszcysnky, W.A. Lyons and E.A. Williams, 2001: Optical signatures, energy deposition and chemical dynamics in lightning-induced transient electrodynamic middle and upper atmospheric events (sprites). Lecture Notes. URSI - National Radio Science Meeting, Boulder.

Nickolaenko, A.P. and W.A. Lyons, 2001: Is the VLF sprite a cloud-to-ionosphere discharge? J. Atmos. Elec., 21, 9-17.

Bering, E. A. III, J. R. Benbrook, J. A. Garrett, A. Paredes, E. M. Wescott, D. R. Moudry, D. D. Sentman, H. C. Stenbaek-Nielsen, and W. A. Lyons, 2001: Sprite and elve electrodynamics, Adv. Space Res., (Submitted ).

Bering, E. A., III, J. R. Benbrook, J. A. Garrett, A. M. Paredes, E. M. Wescott, D. R. Moudry, D. D. Sentman, H. C. Stenbaek-Nielsen, and W. A. Lyons, 2001: The Electrodynamics of Sprites, Geophys. Res. Lett., (submitted)

Lyons, W.A. and T.E. Nelson, 2001: Initial Results from STEPS 2000. URSI-National Radio Science Meeting, Boulder, Abstract Only, Invited Presentation.

Bering, E. A., III, J. R. Benbrook, J. A. Garrett, A. M. Paredes, E. M. Wescott, D. R. Moudry, D. D. Sentman, H. C. Stenbaek-Nielsen, and W. A. Lyons, 2001: Sprite and Elve Electrodynamics, invited paper presented to the National Radio Science Meeting, United States National Committee, International Union of Radio Science, Boulder, CO, 8-11 January.

Bering, E. A. III, J. R. Benbrook, J. A. Garrett, A. Paredes, E. M. Wescott, D. R. Moudry, D. D. Sentman, H. C. Stenbaek-Nielsen, and W. A. Lyons, 2001: Sprite Halo Electrodynamics, in National Radio Science Meeting, 8-11 January, 2001, edited by G. S. Brown, p. 97, United States National Committee, International Union of Radio Science, Boulder, CO.

Bering, E. A. III, J. R. Benbrook, J. A. Garrett, A. M. Paredes, D. D. Sentman, E. M. Wescott, D. R. Moudry, H. C. Stenbaek-Nielsen, and W. A. Lyons, 2001: Quantitative interpretation of sprite generated ELF pulses, paper presented at IAGA-IASPEI Joint Scientific Assembly 2001, Hanoi, Vietnam, 19-31 August.

Lyons, W.A., T.E. Nelson, J. Fossum, R.A. Armstrong, M. A. Stanley, E.R. Williams, 2000: Initial Results from STEPS: Characterizing Convective Systems and Lightning which Produce Sprites. Proceedings, Intl. Lightning Detection Conf., Tucson, 7 pp.

Lyons, W.A., T.E. Nelson, M. A. Stanley and M. Taylor, 2000: Sprites, Elves, Halos and Blue Starters above the STEPS Domain, Paper A11E-06, Paper A12B-02, AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, abstract only.

Sato, M., H. Fukunishi, M.J. Taylor, M. Fuellekrug and W.A. Lyons, 2000: ELF Transients Observed at Syowa Station, Antarctica, during the STEPS Campaign. Paper A12B-02, AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, abstract only.

Bering, E.A., III, J.R. Benbrook. J.A. Garrett, A. Paredes, E.M. Wescott, D.R. Moudry, D.D. Sentman, H.C. Stenbaek-Nielson and W.A. Lyons, 2000: Sprite and elve electrodynamics. EOS 81(48), Paper A12B-06, AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, abstract only.

Lyons, W.A., R.A. Armstrong, E.R. Williams and E.A. Bering, 2000: The Hundred Year Hunt for the Sprite. EOS, 81, N0. 373-377 (cover story).

Lyons, W.A., R.A. Armstrong, E.R. Williams and E.A. Bering, 2000: The Hundred Year hunt for the Sprite. Earth in Space, 13, 10-13. (Edited version of above for teachers and students of science).

Lyons, W.A., T.E. Nelson and J. Fossum, 2000: Results from the SPRITES’99 and STEPS 2000 Field Programs. Preprints, 20th Conf. on Severe Local Storms, American Meteorological Society, Orlando, 4 pp.

Lyons, W.A., D.A. Moon, T.E. Nelson and J.L. Eastman, 2000: New meteorological data resources suitable for the next generation of air quality models. Paper, AWMA 2000 Annual Conference, Salt Lake City. 12 pp.

Lyons, W.A., T.E. Nelson and C.S. Keen, 2000: A simplified scheme for predicting peak ozone concentrations on the central United States. Preprints, 11th Joint Conference on the Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology, AMS/AWMA, Long Beach (oral)..

Lyons, W.A., 2000: Computerized mesoanalysis of a severe sprite-producing MCS. Symposium on The Mystery of Severe Storms: A Tribute to the Work of T. Theodore Fujita. AMS, Long Beach, CA. (poster).

Armstrong, R.A., D.M. Suszcynsky, W.A. Lyons and T.E. Nelson, 2000: Multi-color photometric measurements of ionization and energies in sprites. Geophys. Res. Lett., 27, 653-656.

Lyons, W.A., T.E. Nelson, J.L. Eastman, D.A. Moon and C.S. Keen, 2000: New meteorological data resources suitable for the next generation of air quality models. Preprints, 11th Joint Conf. on Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology, AMS/AWMA, Long Beach, CA.

Moon, D.A. and W. A. Lyons, 2000: The Environmental WorkBench - An Interactive 3D Analysis and Visualization Tool for Meteorology and Environmental Applications. 16th Intl. Conf. on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS), AMS, Long Beach, CA.

Lyons, W.A., T.E. Nelson, J.L. Eastman, R.A. Armstrong, E.R. Williams, D.S. Suszcynsky, M. Taylor, Y. Takahashi, J.R. Benbrook and E.A. Bering, 2000: Observations at Yucca Ridge During the 1999 Sprites Campaign. URSI/National Radio Science Meeting, Boulder, CO. (Invited), abstract only.

Lyons, W.A., R. J. Vavreck and R.L. Holle, 2000: Mysterious Flashes: Red Sprites-Blue Jets-Elves. The Earth Scientist, Winter, 17-22.

Garrett, J. A., E. A. Bering, III, J. R. Benbrook, J. A. Garrett, A. Paredes, E. M. Wescott, D. R. Moudry, D. D. Sentman, H. C. Stenbaek-Nielsen, and W. A. Lyons, 2000: Sprite Halo Electrodynamics, Eos Trans. AGU, 81(48), Fall Meeting Supplement, F131.

Bering, E. A., J. R. Benbrook, J. A. Garrett, A. M. Paredes, E. M. Wescott, D. D. Sentman, H. C. Stenbaek-Nielsen, and W. A. Lyons, 2000: Sprite and Elve Electrodynamics, invited paper to be presented at the 33rd COSPAR Scientific Assembly (COSPAR 2000), Warsaw, Poland, 16-23 July.

Takahashi, Y., M. Fujito, Y. Watanabe, H. Fukunishi and W.A. Lyons, 2001: Temporal and spatial variations in the intensity ratio of N2 1st and 2nd positive bands in sprites. Adv. Space Res., 26, 1205-1208

Bering, E. A., J. R. Benbrook, J. A. Garrett, A. M. Paredes, E. M. Wescott, D. R. Moudry, D. D. Sentman, H. C. Stenbaek-Nielsen, and W. A. Lyons, 2000: Sprites and elve electrodynamics, Eos Trans. AGU 81(48), Fall Meet. Suppl, F135, Abstract A12B-06.

Paredes, A. M., E. A. Bering, J. R. Benbrook, J. A. Garrett, E. M. Wescott, D. D. Sentman, H.C. Stenbaek-Nielsen, W. A. Lyons, and M. Fullekrug, 1999: Observations of ELF/VLF sprite magnetic fields on August 21, 1999, Eos Trans. AGU, 80 (48), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract A42E-04, 1999.

Bedard, A. J., Jr., W. A. Lyons, R. A. Armstrong, T. E. Nelson, B. Hill and S. Gallagher, 1999: A search for low-frequency atmospheric acoustic waves associated with sprites, blue jets, elves and storm electrical activity. Eos Trans. AGU, 80(46), Fall Meet. Suppl., Fxxx, Abstract .

Armstrong, R. A., D. M. Suszcynsky, W. A. Lyons, T. Nelson and M. A. Taylor, 1999: Waveform analysis of nitrogen first-positive, second-positive and first negative emissions in sprites - Time histories if energetics of formation and persistence of emission in different types of sprites. Eos Trans. AGU, 80(46), Fall Meet. Suppl., Fxxx, Abstract .

Lyons, W.A., T.E. Nelson, J.L. Eastman, R.A. Armstrong, E.R. Williams, D.S. Suszcynsky, M. Taylor, Y. Takahashi, and E.A. Bering, 1999: SPRITES’99 Campaign Highlights at Yucca Ridge Field Station.. Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco (submitted), abstract only.

Lyons, W.A., T.E. Nelson, D.A. Moon, P. Schwamb and C.S. Keen, 1999: EDIS: Environmental Data Information Systems, Preprints, 15th Conference on IIIPS, AMS, Dallas, 4 pp.

Suszcynsky, D.M., R. Strabley, R. Roussel-Dupre, E.M.D.Symbalisty, R. A. Armstrong, W.A. Lyons and M. Taylor, 1999: Video an photometric observations of a sprite in coincidence with a meteor-triggered jet event. J. Geophys. Res. , 104, 31361-31367.

Huang, E., E. Williams, R. Boldi, S. Heckman, W. Lyons, M. Taylor, T. Nelson and C. Wong, 1999: Criteria for sprites and elves based on Schumann resonance observations. J. Geophys. Res. 104, 16943-16964.

Pielke, R.A., Sr., R.L. Walko, L. Steyaert, P.L. Vidale, G. E. Liston, and W.A. Lyons, 1999: The influence of anthropogenic landscape changes on weather in South Florida. Mon. Wea. Rev., 127, 1663-1673.

Williams, E.R., D. Castro, R. Boldi, T. Chang, E. Huang, V. Mustak, W. Lyons, T. Nelson, S. Heckman and D. Boccippio, 1999: The relationship between the background and transient signals in Schumann resonances. Preprints, 11th Intl. Conf. on Atmos. Electricity, Guntersville, AL, 4 pp.

Lyons, W.A., T.E. Nelson, R.A. Armstrong, E.R. Williams, D.M. Suszcynsky, R. Strabley, M. Taylor and L. Gardner, 1999: Characteristics of thunderstorms and lightning flashes which produce mesospheric transient luminous events. Proceedings, Intl. Conf. on Atmospheric Electricity, Guntersville, AL, 4 pp.

Lyons, W.A., T.E. Nelson, E.R. Williams, J. Cramer, and T. Turner, 1999: El Nino Fire Smoke Impacts on Lightning Characteristics in the Southern U.S. During Spring 1998. Preprints, 10th Symposium on Global Change, AMS, Dallas, 4 pp.

Lyons, W.A.,, T.E. Nelson, D.A. Moon, P. Schwamb, and C.S. Keen, 1999: Applications of the Environmental Data Information System (EDIS) to Air Pollution Meteorology. Paper 99-246, AWMA Annual Meeting, St. Louis, 16 pp.

Armstrong, R.A., D.M. Suszcynsky, R. Strabley, W.A. Lyons and T.E. Nelson, 1999: Ionization in the middle atmosphere associated with thunderstorms: Multi-color photometric analysis of sprite emissions. Proceedings, Intl. Conf. on Atmospheric Electricity, Guntersville, AL, 4 pp; submitted to Geophysical Research Letters.

Garrett, J. A., J. R. Benbrook, E. A. Bering III, A. M. Paredes, E. M. Wescott, D. D. Sentman, H. C. Stenbaek-Nielsen, and W. A. Lyons, 1999: Observations of sprite electric fields on August 21, 1999, Eos Trans. AGU, 80(46 Fall Meeting Supplement), F226.

Bering, E. A., III, J. R. Benbrook, E. M. Wescott, D. D. Sentman, H. C. Stenbaek-Nielsen, and W. A. Lyons, 1999: The SPRITES 99 Balloon Campaign. paper presented at the 1999 U S National Radio Science Meeting, Boulder, CO, January 4-8.

Bering, E. A., J. R. Benbrook, J. A. Garrett, A. M. Paredes, E. M. Wescott, D. D. Sentman, H. C. Stenbaek-Nielsen, and W. A. Lyons, 1999: The 1999 Sprites Balloon Campaign, Eos Trans. AGU, 80(46), Fall Meet. Suppl., F216, Abstract 42E-01.

Benbrook, J. R., E. A. Bering III, J. A. Garrett, A. Paredes, E. M. Wescott, D. D. Sentman, H. C. Stenbaek-Nielsen, and W. A. Lyons, 1999: Supporting observations (X-rays, etc.) during the sprite balloon campaign, Eos Trans. AGU, 80(46 Fall Meeting Supplement), F217, Abstract.

Lyons, W.A. and T.E. Nelson, 1998: Some Initial Results from the SPRITES'98 Campaign. Preprints, 1998 International Lightning Detection Conference, GAI, Tucson, 9 pp.

Suszcynsky, D.M., R.R. Roussel-Dupre, W.A. Lyons and R.A. Armstrong, 1998: Blue-light imagery and photometry of sprites. J. Atmos. and Solar-Terrest. Phys., 60, 801-809.

Lyons, W.A. and D.A. Moon, 1998: A four-dimensional wind analysis system for the Kennedy Space Center. 16th Joint Conf. on Weather Analysis and Forecasting. AMS, Phoenix.

Lyons, W.A. and T.E. Nelson, 1998: An unusual High Plains wintertime gustnado associated with microbursts from snow showers. Preprints, 19th Conf. on Severe Local Storms, AMS, Minneapolis, 2 pp.

Lyons, W.A. and T.E. Nelson, 1998: Electrical activity on a late season High Plains tornadic squall line associated with sprites and elves. Preprints, 19th Conf. on Severe Local Storms, AMS, Minneapolis, 4 pp.

Lyons, W.A., T.E. Nelson, E.R. Williams, J. A. Cramer and T.R. Turner, 1998: Enhanced Positive Cloud-to-Ground Lightning in Thunderstorms Ingesting Smoke from Fires. Science , 77-80.

Lyons, W.A., M. Uliasz and T.E. Nelson, 1998: climatology of large peak current cloud-to-ground lightning flashes in the contiguous United States. Mon. Wea. Rev. , 126, 2217-2233.

Tsunoda, R.T., R.C. Livingston, J.J. Buonocore, W.A. Lyons, T.E. Nelson and M.C. Kelley, 1998: Evidence of a high-altitude discharge process responsible for radar echoes at 24.4 MHz. J. Atmos. and Solar-Terrestrial Phys., 60, 957-954.

Lyons W.A. and T.E. Nelson, 1998: Applications of time-lapse video to air quality monitoring. Preprints Joint. Conf on Applications of Air Pollution Meteor., AMS/AWMA, Phoenix, 2 pp.

Wescott, E.M., D.D. Sentman, M.J. Heavner, D.L. Hampton, W.A. Lyons, 1998: Observations of "columniform" sprites. J. Terrest. and Atmos. Phys. 60, 733-740.

Lyons, W.A., T.E. Nelson, E.R. Williams, J.A. Cramer and T.T. Turner, 1998: Changes in the electrical structure of U.S. thunderstorms ingesting smoke from the 1998 Mexican fires. EOS , Transactions, 79, F179 (abstract).

Fukunishi, H., Y. Takahashi, Y. Watanabe, A. Uchida, M. Sato, and W.A. Lyons, 1998: Frequent occurrences of elves discovered by array photometer observations. EOS , Transactions, 79, F164 (abstract).

Armstrong, R. A., D. M. Suszcynsky, R. M. Strabley, W. A. Lyons and T. E. Nelson, 1998: Simultaneous multi-color photometric and video recording of sprites and their parent lightning: Mechanisms and energy deposition, Eos Trans. AGU, 79(45), Fall Meet. Suppl., F165.

Nelson, T.E., W.A. Lyons, R.A. Armstrong, E.R. Williams, D.M. Suszcynsky, R. Strabley, M.J. Taylor and L. Gardner, 1998: Some initial results from SPRITES'98. EOS , Transactions, 79(45), F135 (abstract).

Strabley, R., D.M. Suszcynsky, R. Roussel-Dupre, R.A. Armstrong, W.A. Lyons, T.E. Nelson, 1998: Video and photometric observations of a possible meteor-triggered sprite/jet event. EOS, Transactions, 79, F135 (abstract).

Lyons, W.A. and D.A. Moon, 1998: A four-dimensional wind analysis system for the Kennedy Space Center. 16th Joint Conf. on Weather Analysis and Forecasting. AMS, Phoenix.

Armstrong, R.A. J.A. Shorter, M.J. Taylor, D.M. Suszcynsky, W.A. Lyons, and L.S. Jeong, 1998:Photometric measurements in the SPRITES'95 and '96 Campaigns of nitrogen second positive (399.8 nm) and first negative (427.8 nm) emissions. J. Atmos. and Solar-Terrest. Phys. , 60, 787-799.

Bering, Edgar A., James R. Benbrook, Eugene M. Wescott, Davis D. Sentman, Hans C. Stenbaek-Nielsen and W, A. Lyons, 1998: The SPRITES99 Balloon Campaign, Eos Trans. AGU, 79(45), Fall Meet. Suppl., F176, Abstract A42D-06.

Nelson, T.E., W.A. Lyons, M. Stanley, P. Krehbiel, M. Brook, R.A. Armstrong, E.R. Williams, D.M. Suszcynsky, S.C. Reising, K. Cummins, J. Brundell and R. Dowden, 1997: A detailed multi-sensor investigation of a complex sprite event, Eos Trans. AGU, 78(45), Fall Meet. Suppl., Fxxx, Abstract , 1997.

Mitchell, E.A., E.R. Williams, M. Brook, W. Lyons, T. Nelson and R. Armstrong, 1997: Optically-Inferred Continuing Current in Mesoscale Lightning Flashes to Ground. EOS, Trans., 78, AGU Fall Meeting (Abstract only).

Lyons, W.A., T.E. Nelson, R.A. Armstrong, E.R. Williams, L.H. Marshall and D.M. Suszcynsky, 1997: Some initial results from SPRITES'97. EOS, Trans., 78, AGU Fall Meeting (Abstract only).

Armstrong, R.A., D.M. Suszcynsky, W.A. Lyons and T.E. Nelson, 1997: Analysis of Three-Color Photometric Data on SPRITES and ELVES - Implications for the Dynamics of Energy Deposition and Emission. . EOS, Trans., 78, AGU Fall Meeting (Abstract only)

Lyons, W.A. and R.A. Armstrong, 1997: NOx production within and above thunderstorms: The contribution of lightning and sprites. Preprints, 3rd Conf. on Atmospheric Chemistry. Long Beach, CA, AMS, 9 pp.

Nelson, T.E., W.A. Lyons and C.S. Keen, 1997: Relationship between sprites, elves, cloud-to-ground lightning and radar reflectivity associated with a large bow echo. Preprints, 28th Conf. on Radar Meteorology, AMS, Phoenix, 2 pp.

Lyons, W.A., 1997: Red Sprites, Blue Jets and Elves. Weatherwise , August-September, 19-23.

Lyons, W.A., 1996: Sprite observations above the U.S. High Plains in relation to their parent thunderstorm systems, J. Geophys. Res. 101, 29,641-29,652.

Lyons, W.A, T E Nelson and M Uliasz, 1996: Climatology of large peak current cloud-to-ground flashes stratified by polarity. EOS (Abstract), presentation, Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco.

Lyons, W.A., 1996: The SPRITES’95 field campaign: Initial results - characteristics of sprites and the mesoscale convective systems that produce them, Preprints, 18th Conf. on Severe Local Storms, AMS, San Francisco, 5 pp.

Dowden, R.L., J.B. Brundell, W.A. Lyons and T. Nelson, 1996: Detection and location of red sprites by VLF scattering of subionospheric transmissions. Geophys. Res. Letts. 23, 1737-1740.

Dowden, R., J. Brundell, C. Rodger, O. Mochanov, W. Lyons and T. Nelson, 1996: The structure of red sprites determined by VLF scattering. IEEE Antennas and Propagation, 38, 7-15.

Reising, S.C., U.S. Inan, T.F. Bell and W.A. Lyons, 1996: Evidence for continuing currents in sprite-producing cloud-to-ground lightning. Geophys. Res. Letts. 23, 3639-3642.

Lyons, W.A. and T.E. Nelson, 1996: Processing, integrating and displaying disparate data sources from the SPRITES’95 field program. Preprints, 12th IIIPS for Meteor., Oceanog. and Hydrol., AMS, Atlanta , 6 pp.

Fullekrug. M., S.C. Reising, and W.A. Lyons, 1996: On the accuracy of arrival azimuth determination of sprite-associated lightning flashes by Earth-Ionosphere cavity resonance. Geophys. Res. Letts., 23, 3691-3694.

Lyons, W.A., 1996: Sensor system to monitor cloud-to-stratosphere electrical discharges. NASA SBIR Phase II. Final Report, Kennedy Space Center, Contract NAS10-12113, 321 pp.

Armstrong, R.A., J.A. Shorter, W.A. Lyons, L.S. Jeong and W.A.M. Blumberg, 1996: Photometric measurements in the SPRITES’95 Campaign: Evidence for Nitrogen First Negative (4278A) emission, Geophys. Res. Letts., (in preparation).

Williams, E.R., R. Boldi, C. Wong and W.A. Lyons, 1996: Dual Schumann Resonance Methods for Monitoring Global Lightning Activity. Proceedings, 10th International Conference on Atmospheric Electricity, Osaka, Japan, J. of Atmospheric Electricity, 16.

Lyons, W.A. and C.J. Tremback, 1996: Recent developments in the applications of the Regional Atmospheric Modeling System (RAMS) for emergency response planning and operational forecasting at the Kennedy Space Center. Preprints, 9th Joint Conf. on the Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology, AMS/AWMA, 4 pp.

Fukunishi, H., Y. Takahashi, M. Kubota, K. Sakanoi, U.S. Inan and W.A. Lyons, 1996: Elves: Lightning-induced transient luminous events in the lower ionosphere. Geophys. Res. Letts., 23, 215-2160.

Dowden, R.L., J.B. Brundell and W.A. Lyons, 1996: Are VLF rapid onset, rapid decay perturbations produced by scattering off sprite plasma? J. Geophys. Res., 101, 19175-19183.

Winckler, J.R., W.A. Lyons, T. E. Nelson and R.J. Nemzek, 1996: New high-resolution ground based studies of sprites. J. Geophysical Res. 101, 6997-7004.

Lyons, W.A., 1996: Coordinated RF and optical measurements of sprites, jets and elves in the Colorado SPRITES’95 campaign. National Radio Science Meeting, Boulder, CO. (abstract only).

Lyons, W.A., 1996: Developing a simple operational regional ozone forecasting scheme suitable for use by broadcast meteorologists. Preprints, Symposium on Environmental Applications, AMS, Atlanta , 6 pp.

Evans, R.J., C.J. Tremback and W.A. Lyons, 1996: Mesoscale modeling of the sea breeze and its sensitivity to land use classification and soil moisture parameterization at Cape Canaveral Air Station/Kennedy Space Center. Preprints, Conf. on Coastal Meteorology, AMS, Atlanta (in preparation).

Inan, U.S., T.S. Bell, V.P. Pasko, D.D. Sentman, E.M. Wescott and W.A. Lyons, 1995: VLF signatures of ionospheric disturbances associated with sprites. Geophys. Res. Lett., 22, 3461-3464.

Mende, S.B., R.L. Rairden, G.R. Swenson and W.A. Lyons, 1995: Sprite spectra: N2 First Positive Band Identification. Geophys. Res. Lett., 22, 2633-2636.

Armstrong, R.A., J. Shorter, W.A. Lyons, L. Jeong and W.A.M. Blumberg, 1995: Evidence for ionization in sprites - N2+ 478.8 first negative emission measured in SPRITES’95 campaign. AGU winter meeting, San Francisco, EOS (abstract only).

Lyons, W.A. and T.E. Nelson, 1995: The Colorado SPRITES’95 Campaign: Initial results. AGU winter meeting, San Francisco, EOS (abstract only), 76, p. F113.

Rairden, R.L., S.B. Mende G.R. Swenson and W.A. Lyons, 1995: Ground based observations of airglow above thunderstorms. AGU winter meeting, San Francisco, EOS (abstract only).

Takahashi, Y., M. Kubota, K. Sakanoi, H. Fukunishi, U.S. Inan, and W.A. Lyons, 1995: Spatial and temporal relationships between lower ionospheric flashes and sprites. AGU winter meeting, San Francisco, EOS (abstract only).

Dowden, R.L., J. Brundell, W.A. Lyons and T. Nelson, 1995: RORDs and sprites. AGU winter meeting, San Francisco, EOS (abstract only).

Williams, E., D. Boccippio, C. Wong, W. Lyons, M. Ishii and W. Koshak, 1995: The physical origin of Schumann resonance excitation. AGU winter meeting, San Francisco, EOS (abstract only).

Inan, U.S., S.C. Reising, V.P. Pasko and W.A. Lyons, 1995: VLF signatures of ionospheric disturbances associated with sprites. AGU winter meeting, San Francisco, EOS (abstract only).

Lyons, W.A., I.T Baker, T.E. Nelson, R. Armstrong, J. Shorter, J. R. Winckler, R.J. Nemzek, P R.. Malcolm and E.R. Williams, 1995: Sprite Observations above the U.S. High Plains. Preprints, IUGG, Boulder, CO (poster, abstract only).

Lyons, W.A., R.A. Pielke, C.J. Tremback, R.L. Walko, D.A. Moon and C.S. Keen, 1995: Modeling the impacts of mesoscale vertical motions upon coastal zone air pollution dispersion. Atmospheric Environment, 29, 283-301.

Lyons, W.A., C.J. Tremback and R.A. Pielke, 1995: The application and evaluation of the Regional Atmospheric Modeling System (RAMS) in the photochemical modeling system for the Lake Michigan Ozone Study (LMOS), J. Applied Meteor., 34, 1762-1786.

Boccippio, D.J., E.R. Williams, W.A. Lyons, I. Baker and R. Boldi, 1995: Sprites, ELF transients and positive ground strokes. Science, 269, 1088-1091.

Eastman, J.L., R.A. Pielke and W.A. Lyons, 1995: Comparison of lake breeze model simulations with tracer data. J. Appl. Meteor, 34, 1398-1418.

Lyons, W.A., 1995: The relationship of large luminous stratospheric events to the anvil structure and cloud-to-ground discharges of their parent mesoscale convective system. Preprints, Conf. on Cloud Physics, AMS, Dallas, 541-546.

Lyons, W.A., I.T. Baker, T.E. Nelson, J.R. Winckler, R.J. Nemzek, P.R. Malcolm, E.R. Williams and D. Boccippio, 1994: The 1994 Colorado SPRITE Campaign (abstract), EOS, 75, vol. 44, p. 108.

Manobianco, J., G.E. Taylor, J.W. Zack, W.A. Lyons and C.J. Tremback, 1994: Workstation-based numerical weather prediction systems for operational use at the Kennedy Space Center. Preprints, NASA Technology 2004 Conference, Washington, DC,

Lyons, W.A., I.T. Baker, T.E. Nelson, J.R. Winckler, R.J. Nemzek, E.R. Williams, D. Boccippio and P.R. Malcolm, 1994: New observations of luminous stratospheric and ionospheric events above intense thunderstorms (abstract). EOS , 75, vol. 44, p. 108.

Winckler, J.R., W.A. Lyons, T. Nelson and R.J. Nemzek, 1994: New high-resolution ground-based studies of cloud-ionosphere discharges (abstract). EOS, 75, vol. 44, p 107.

Boccippio, D., E. Williams, W. A. Lyons, I. T. Baker and R. Boldi, 1994: Sprites, Q-bursts and positive ground flashes (abstract). EOS, 75, vol. 44, p. 108.

Lyons, W.A. and E.R. Williams, 1994: Some characteristics of cloud-to-stratosphere “lightning” and consideration for its detection. Preprints, Symposium on the Global Electrical Circuit, Global Change and the Meteorological Applications of Lightning Information, AMS.

Lyons, W.A.. and C.S. Keen, 1994: Observations of lightning in convective supercells within tropical storms and hurricanes. Monthly Weather Review, 122, 1897-1916.

Lyons, W.A., 1994: Characteristics of luminous structures in the stratosphere above thunderstorms as imaged by low-light video. Geophysical Research Letters, 21, 875-878.

Lyons, W.A., 1994: Low-light video observations of frequent luminous structures in the stratosphere above thunderstorms. Mon. Wea. Rev., 122, 1940-1946.

Lyons, W.A., C.J. Tremback, R.A. Pielke and J.L. Eastman, 1994: Application of the Regional Atmospheric Modeling System(RAMS) to provide input to photochemical grid models for the Lake Michigan ozone study (LMOS). Preprints, 8th Joint Conf. on Applications of Air Pollution Meteor., AMS/AWMA, 2 pp.

Ibarra, J.I., R.L. Walko and W.A. Lyons, 1994: Mesoscale dispersion modeling of the Iberian thermal low in summer time. Proceedings, Intl. Conference on Air Pollution, Barcelona, Spain, Wessex Institute of Technology, 9 pp.

Lyons, W.A., C. J. Tremback, R.A. Pielke and I. Baker, 1994: Observations and Modeling of shallow lake breeze circulations on Lake Michigan. Preprints, 6th Conf. on Mesoscale Processes and 10th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction, AMS, Portland, 4 pp.

Lyons, W.A., J.L. Eastman, R.A. Pielke, A. Biazar and R. McNider, 1994: A preliminary climatology of lightning-generated NOx and numerical simulations of its redistribution by deep convection. Preprints, Conf. on Atmospheric Chemistry, AMS, Nashville, 6 pp.

Lyons, W.A., C.J. Tremback, R.L. Walko, R.A. Pielke and W.R. Cotton, 1994: Design of an operational forecasting system for localized and sea breeze thunderstorms at the Kennedy space center. Preprints, 10th Intl. Conference on Interactive Information Processing for Meteor., Ocean. and Hydrology, AMS, Nashville, 6 pp.

Tremback, C.J., W.A. Lyons, W.P. Thorson and R.L. Walko, 1994: An emergency response and local weather forecasting software system. Preprints, 74th Annual Meeting, AMS, Nashville, 5 pp.

Lyons, W.A., R.A. Pielke, M. Uliasz, C.J. Tremback and R.L. Walko, 1993: New technologies for modeling mesoscale transport and diffusion in coastal zones and complex terrain. Preprints, Topical Meeting on Environmental Transport and Dosimetry, American Nuclear Society, Charleston, SC, 4 pp.

Lyons, W.A. and E.R. Williams, 1993: Preliminary investigations of the phenomenology of cloud-to-stratosphere lightning discharges. Preprints, Conference on Atmospheric Electricity, American Meteorological Society, St. Louis, 8 pp.

Eastman, J.L., R.A. Pielke and W.A. Lyons, 1993: Numerical Study of the Effects of Grid Spacing on Dispersion and Tracer Evaluation. Paper 93-TP-26B.06, 86th Annual Meeting, Air & Waste Management Association, 12 pp.

Lyons, W.A., R.A. Pielke, W.R. Cotton, C.J. Tremback, M. Uliasz, R.L. Walko, W. Thorson, M. Klitch and D.K. Struck, 1993: An interactive operational emergency response dispersion system using a mesoscale numerical model. Preprints, 9th Intl. Conf. on Interactive Information Processing Systems for Meteor., Oceanog. and Hydrology, AMS, Anaheim, 6 pp.

Lyons, W.A. and J.I. Ibarra, 1993: Evaluation of complex terrain dispersion predictions using a fine mesh prognostic mesoscale model. Paper 93-A328, 86th Annual Meeting, Air & Waste Management Association, Denver, 16 pp.

Lyons, W.A., 1993: A sensor system to monitor cloud-to-stratosphere electrical discharges. Final Report. NASA SBIR Phase 1, Kennedy Space Center, Contract NAS10-11974, 2314 pp.

Lyons, W.A. and J.L. Eastman, 1993: The impact of thunderstorms upon mesoscale Air pollution dispersion. Paper 93-A369, 86th Annual Meeting, Air & Waste Management Assoc., Denver, 16 pp.

Lyons, W.A. and C.J. Tremback, 1993: A Prototype Operational Mesoscale Air Dispersion Forecasting System Using RAMS and HYPACT. Paper 93-A317, 86th Annual Meeting, Air & Waste Management Assoc., Denver, 16 pp.

Pielke, R.A., W.R. Cotton, R.L. Walko, C.J. Tremback, W.A. Lyons, L. Grasso, M.E. Nicholls, M.D. Moran, D.A. Wesley, T.J. Lee and J.H. Copeland, 1992: A Comprehensive Meteorological Modeling System - RAMS. Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics , 49, 69-91.

Lyons, W.A., 1992: A Comprehensive Mesoscale Modeling Bibliography for RAMS Users. Technical Report, available from ASTeR, Inc., 120 pp.

Lyons, W.A., J.L. Eastman, R.A. Pielke, C.J. Tremback and G.W. Wilkerson, 1992: The use of a mesoscale prognostic model to design a field tracer experiment for the Lake Michigan Ozone Study. Preprints, Paper 92-87.10, 85th Annual Meeting, AWMA, 16 pp.

Lyons, W.A., R.A. Pielke, W.R. Cotton, C.J. Tremback, M. Uliasz, R.L. Walko, S. Randell and W. Thorson, 1992: Design of a prototype operational mesoscale Air toxics dispersion system using a numerical prognostic model. Proceedings, Safety & Environmental Protection Conference, JANNAF, Chemical Propulsion Information Agency, 19 pp.

Pielke, R.A., R.L. Walko, J.L. Eastman, W.A. Lyons, R.A. Stocker, M. Uliasz and C.J. Tremback, 1992: Recent achievements in the meteorological modeling of local weather and Air quality. Trends in Atmospheric Science, 1, 287-307.

Lyons, W.A., R.L. Walko, M.E. Nicholls, R.A. Pielke, W.R. Cotton, C.S. Keen, 1992: Observational and numerical modeling investigations of Florida Thunderstorms generated by multi-scale surface thermal forcing. Preprints, 5th Conf. on Mesoscale Processes, Atlanta, GA, AMS, 85-90.

Lyons, W.A., R.A. Pielke, W.R. Cotton, C.S. Keen and D.A. Moon, 1992: Final results of an experiment in operational forecasting of sea breeze thunderstorms using a mesoscale numerical model. Preprints, Symposium on Weather Forecasting and Analysis, Atlanta, GA, AMS, 181-188.

Lyons, W.A., R.A. Pielke, W.R. Cotton, C.J. Tremback and R.L. Walko, 1992: Operational mesobeta-scale numerical weather forecasting: A goal within reach. Preprints, 8th Intl. Conf. on Interactive Information and Processing Systems for Meteorology, Oceanography and Hydrology, Atlanta, GA, AMS, 8pp.

Pielke, R.A., W.A. Lyons, R.T. McNider, M.D. Moran, D.A. Moon, R.A. Stocker, R.L. Walko and M. Uliasz, 1991: Regional and mesoscale meteorological modeling as applied to Air quality studies. in, Air Pollution Modeling and Its Applications VIII, H. van Dop and D.G. Steyn, Eds., Plenum Press, NY, 259-290, and; Proceedings, 18th NATO/CCMS International Technical Meeting on Air Pollution Dispersion Modeling and Its Applications (1990). Vancouver, B.C., 31 pp.

Pielke, R.A., A. Song, P.J. Michaels, W.A. Lyons and R.W. Arritt, 1991: The Predictability of Sea-Breeze Generated Thunderstorms. Atmosfera,4, 65-78.

Lyons, W.A., R.A. Pielke, R.L. Walko and M.E. Nicholls, 1991: Feasibility of numerical thunderstorm forecasts for specific KSC work complexes. Final Report, SBIR Phase I, NASA Kennedy Space Center, Contract NAS10-11759, 176 pp.

Lincoln, N.R., M.T. Johnson, C. Carlson, Lyons, W.A., D.A. Moon, C.S. Keen, R.A. Pielke and W.R. Cotton, 1991: Visualizations of forecasts and simulations produced by a three-dimensional mesoscale numerical model (The Advanced Regional Atmospheric Modeling System) Preprints, 7th Intl. Conf. on Interactive Information and Processing Systems for Meteorology, Oceanography and Hydrology, New Orleans, AMS.

Lyons, W.A., R.A. Pielke, J.L. Eastman, C.J. Tremback, 1991: Applications of a nested grid mesoscale model to understanding the impacts of mesoscale flow discontinuities upon regional Air pollution dispersion. Preprints, 9th Conf. on Numerical Weather Prediction.

Lyons, W.A., R.A. Pielke, W.R. Cotton, D.A. Moon and N.R. Lincoln, 1991: A Prototype Real-Time Forecasting System for Mesoscale Dispersion in Land/Lake Breezes, 1991: Proceedings, ANS/AMS 3rd Topical Meet. on Emergency Response and Preparedness, Chicago, IL, 6pp.

Lyons, W.A., R.A. Pielke, W.R. Cotton, C.J. Tremback, R.L. Walko, C.S. Keen, 1991: The impact of wind discontinuities and associated zones of strong vertical motions upon the mesoscale dispersion of toxic airborne contamination in coastal zones. Proceedings, Safety and Environmental Protection, Joint Army Force Navy NASA Air Force Conference, 26 pp.

Lyons, W.A., R.A. Pielke, R.L. Walko, C.J. Tremback, C.S. Keen, D.A. Moon, N.R. Lincoln, 1991: Predicting Air pollution dispersion in complex mesoscale flows using a mesoscale numerical model and a Lagrangian particle dispersion model. Preprints, Paper 91-83.12, 84th Annual Meeting, AWMA, 16 pp.

Lyons, W.A., J.L. Eastman, R.A. Pielke, C.J. Tremback, D.A. Moon and N.R. Lincoln, 1991: The mesometeorology of ozone episodes in the lower Lake Michigan Air quality region. Preprints, Paper 91-67.7, 84th Annual Meeting, AWMA, 16 pp.

Lyons, W.A., D.A. Moon, N.R. Lincoln, J.L. Eastman, C.S. Keen and R. A. Pielke , 1991: Mesoscale numerical model evaluations of the meteorological factors associated with elevated ozone levels in the southern Lake Michigan region. Preprints, 7th AMS/AWMA Joint Conf. on Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology, 164-167.

Lyons, W.A., D.A. Moon, N.R. Lincoln, J.L. Eastman, M.G. Venne, C.S. Keen and R.A. Pielke, 1991: Assessing the impact of pollutant and radionuclide emissions into complex land/lake breezes using the Advanced Regional Atmospheric Modeling System. Preprints, 7th AMS/AWMA Joint Conf. on Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology, 205-208.

Lyons, W.A., D.M. Moon, M.G. Venne, C.S. Keen, N.R. Lincoln, R.A. Pielke, W.R. Cotton, C.J. Tremback and R.L. Walko, 1990: Real-Time Forecasting of the Impacts of Accidental Releases of Radionuclides into Complex Coastal Zone Mesoscale Regimes using the Advanced Regional Atmospheric Model System (ARAMS). Preprints, 7th AMS/AWMA Joint Conf. on Applications of Air Pollution, New Orleans, LA. AMS.

Lyons, W.A., R.A. Pielke, J.L. Eastman, D.A. Moon, C.S. Keen and N.R. Lincoln, 1990: Mesoscale Numerical Model Evaluations of the Meteorological Features Associated with Elevated Ozone Levels in the Southern Lake Michigan Region. Preprints, 7th AMS/AWMA Joint Conf. on Applications of Air Pollution, New Orleans, LA. AMS.

Lyons, W.A., D.A. Moon, C.S. Keen and J.L. Eastman, 1990: The Meteorological Impact of Lake Michigan in Causing Elevated Ozone Levels in the Lower Lake Michigan Air Quality Control Region. Paper 90-94.1, AWMA 83rd Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, 16pp.

Lyons, W.A., D.A. Moon, J.L. Eastman, C.S. Keen, M.G. Venne, R.A. Pielke, W.R. Cotton, R.L. Walko and C.J. Tremback, 1990: A New Approach to Predicting Dispersion of Toxic Gas Clouds in Complex Coastal Wind Fields at Cape Canaveral/Kennedy Space Center. Reprints, Paper 90-79.5, AWMA 83rd Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA., 16 pp.

Lyons, W.A., D.A. Moon, C.S. Keen and T.E. Nelson, 1990: The initiation and propagation of sea breeze thunderstorms in central Florida. Preprints, 4th Conf. on Mesoscale Processes, AMS, Boulder, 3 pp.

Lyons, W.A., D.A. Moon and R.A. Pielke, 1990: Modeling transport and diffusion in complex sea breeze wind fields. Proceedings, Winter Meeting, American Nuclear Society, 5 pp.

Lyons, W.A., D.A. Moon, J.L. Eastman, 1990: The meteorological impact of Lake Michigan in causing elevated ozone levels in the lower Lake Michigan Air quality control region. Preprints, 83rd Annual Meeting, Air & Waste Management Assoc., Pittsburgh, 16 pp.

Lyons, W.A. and N.R. Lincoln, 1990: Letter to the Editor. Environmental Software, 5, 111-112.

Venne, M.G. and W.A. Lyons, 1990: Forensic and climatological applications of an interactive lightning data base. Preprints, 6th Intl. Conf. on Interactive Processing Systems for Meteor, Oceanography. and Hydrology, AMS, Anaheim, 2 pp.

Lyons, W.A., M.G. Venne, C.S. Keen, C.W. Miller and R. C. Whitcomb, 1989: Climatographic Analysis of the Zion Nuclear Power Station Site. Winter Meeting, American Nuclear Society, San Francisco, 7 pp.

Lyons, W.A., M.G. Venne, P.G. Black and R.C. Gentry , 1989: Hurricane lightning: A new diagnostic tool for tropical storm forecasting? Preprints, Conf. on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, 2 pp.

Lyons, W.A., C.S. Keen, M.G. Venne and L.E. Newman, 1989: Mesoscale climatographical analysis for nuclear emergency response evaluations for a facility on the western shore of Lake Michigan. Final Report to the Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety, 210 pp.

Lyons, W.A., K.G. Bauer, A.C. Eustis, D.A. Moon, N.J. Petit and J.A. Schuh, 1989: R•Scan's National Lightning Detection Network: The first year progress report. Preprints, AMS Fifth Intl. Conf. on Interactive Information and Processing Systems for Meteor., Oceanography. and Hydrology, Anaheim, pp. 241-248.

Lyons, W.A., N.J. Petit, J.A. Schuh and D.A. Moon, 1989: Gridded lightning data: A new tool for the operational forecaster. Preprints, 24th Conf. on Radar Meteorology, AMS, Tallahassee, 4 pp.

Lyons, W.A., 1989: Wintertime lightning. LDIS Technical News and Notes, No. 89-1, R*SCAN Corporation, Minneapolis, MN.

Lyons, W.A., K.G. Bauer, D.A. Moon, N.J. Petit and J.A. Schuh, 1989: LDIS (Lightning Data and Information Systems): A new resource for aviation meteorology. Preprints, AMS Third Conf. on the Aviation Weather System, Anaheim, pp. 140-145.

Venne, M.G., W.A. Lyons, C.S. Keen, P.G. Black and R.C. Gentry, 1989: Explosive supercell growth: A possible indicator for tropical storm intensification? Preprints, 24th Conf. on Radar Meteorology, AMS, Tallahassee, FL, 4 pp.

Lyons, W.A., and R.G. Fisher, 1988: Climatographic Analyses for the Southeast Coastline of Florida in Support of Emergency Response Studies. Preprints, 4th Conf. on the Meteorology and Oceanography of the Coastal Zone, and Preprints, 4th Conf. on Coastal Meteor. AMS. Anaheim, CA, 6pp.

Lyons, W.A., 1988: The Lake Breeze on the South Shore of Lake Ontario: Simulations Using a Mesoscale Numerical Model. Final Report prepared for Rochester Gas & Electric Corporation, Rochester.

Lyons, W.A., D.A. Moon, J.A. Schuh, C.S. Keen, L.E. Newman, T.E. Nelson, R.A. Pielke, W.R. Cotton, R.W. Arritt and R.G. Fisher, 1988: Conducting a “Field Program” on the Southeast Florida Coastline Using a Mesoscale Numerical Model, 4th Conf. on the Meteorology and Oceanography of the Coastal Zone, AMS, Anaheim, 107-112.

Lyons, W.A., D.M. Moon, C.S. Keen and J.A. Schuh, 1988: Short range forecasting of sea breeze convective storms at the Kennedy Space Center: Applications of remote sensing and mesoscale numerical models. Preprints, 4th Int'l. Conf. on Interactive Info. and Processing Systems for Meteor., Oceanography. and Hydrology., Anaheim, CA. AMS.

Lyons, W.A., C.S. Keen, M.G. Venne and L.E. Newman, 1988: Mesoscale Climatographic Analysis for Nuclear Emergency Response Evaluations for a Facility on the Western Shore of Lake Michigan. Final Report prepared for Illinois Dept. of Nuclear Safety. 156 pp.

Lyons, W.A., R.A. Pielke, D.A. Moon, J.A. Schuh and C.S. Keen, 1988: Dispersion of Toxic Gases in Complex Sea/Land Breezes: A New Technique Using a Mesoscale Numerical Model and a Lagrangian Particle Model, Proc. JANNAF Env. Protection Subcommittee, US Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, 10 pp.

Lyons, W.A., R.A. Pielke and D.A. Moon, 1988: Operational Forecasting of Florida Sea Breeze Thunderstorms Using a Mesoscale Numerical Model. NASA SBIR Phase II, Final Report, Contract, NAS10-11321, 401 pages.

Pielke, R.A., W.A. Lyons, M.D. Moran and R.T. McNider, 1988: An Improved Procedure to Estimate Dispersion in Mesoscale Flow Fields. Preprints, American Nuclear Society Topical Meeting on Emergency Response, Charleston, SC, 6 pp.

Bauer, K.G. and W.A. Lyons, 1988: Lightning knowledge: Dollars and sense. Preprint, Minnesota Power Systems, Minneapolis.

Pease, S.R., W.A. Lyons, C.S. Keen and M. Hjelmfelt , 1988: Mesoscale spiral vortex embedded within a Lake Michigan snow squall band: High resolution satellite observations and numerical model simulations. Mon. Wea. Rev., 116, 4 pp.

Lyons, W.A., J.A. Schuh, D.A. Moon, R.A. Pielke, W.R. Cotton and R.W. Arritt, 1987: Short Range Forecasting of Sea Breeze Generated Thunderstorms at the Kennedy Space Center: A Real-Time Experiment Using a Primitive Equation Mesoscale Numerical Model. Proc. Symp. Mesoscale Analysis and Forecasting, IAMAP, Vancouver, BC, ESA SP-282, 503-508.

Lyons, W.A., R.A. Pielke, R. Arritt, D.A. Moon, J.A. Schuh, 1987: The Use of the P3DM Mesoscale Coastal Model to Evaluate Transport and Diffusion on the South Shore of Lake Ontario. Final Report prepared for New York Power Authority and Niagara Mohawk Power, 314 pp.

Lyons, W.A. and K.G. Bauer, 1987: The dollars and sense of lightning knowledge in electric utilities. 13th Inter-RAM Conf. for the Electric Power Industry, IEEE, Toronto.

Lyons, W.A., R.B. Bent and W.H. Highlands, 1987: A next generation lightning position and tracking system (LPATS). Preprints, Sixth AMS Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation, New Orleans, LA.

Lyons, W.A., J.A. Schuh, R.A. Pielke and M.M. Segal, 1986: Forecasting Sea Breeze Thunderstorms at the Kennedy Space Center Using the Prognostic Three-Dimensional Mesoscale Model (P3DM), Preprints, 11th Conf. on Weather Forecasting and Analysis, Kansas City, AMS, 389-396.

P.G. Black, R.A. Black , J. Hallet and W.A. Lyons, 1986: Electrical activity of the hurricane. Preprints, 23rd AMS Conf. on Radar Meteorology, Snowmass, CO.

Lyons, W.A., R.A. Pielke, J.L. Song, M. Segal, P.J. Michaels and R.W. Arritt, 1986: The predictability of sea-breeze generated thunderstorms. Preprints, WMO Intl. Workshop on Rain Producing Systems in the Tropics and Extra-Tropics, San Jose, Costa Rica.

Lyons, W.A. and R.H. Calby, 1986: Further studies of the impact of thunderstorm systems on regional sulfate, visibility and ozone distributions. Paper, 79th Annual Meeting of the Air Pollution Control Association, 16 pp.

Lyons, W.A. and T.E. Nelson, 1986: A satellite observation of orographic clouds in southern Minnesota. 11th Conference on Weather Forecasting and Analysis. (presentation only).

Lyons, W.A., F.R. Mosher, J.H. Block, W.H. Highlands, and K.G. Bauer, 1986: The operational use of real-time LPATS lightning data on interactive graphics systems including CSIS, the Centralized Storm Information System. Preprints, Second Intl. Conference on the Aviation Weather Systems.

Lyons, W.A., R.D. Bornstein, S.A. Hsu, G.S. Raynor and S. Sethu Raman, 1986: A summary of the Brookhaven workshop on coastal atmospheric transport processes. Preprints, Third Conf. on Meteorology of the Coastal Zone, AMS, 4 pp.

Lyons, W.A., R.H. Calby and C.S. Keen, 1986: The impact of mesoscale convective precipitation systems on regional visibility and ozone distribution. J. Climat. and Appl. Meteor., 25, 1518-1531.

Lyons, W.A. and R.A. Pielke, 1985: Forecasting Sea Breeze Thunderstorms using a Mesoscale Numerical Model. Final report, R•SCAN Corporation, submitted to NASA, Contract #NAS10-11142, 226 pp.

Lyons, W.A., J.A. Schuh, R.A. Pielke and W.F. Highlands, 1985: Validation of mesoscale numerical sea breeze thunderstorm forecasts over Florida using LPATS - the Lightning Position and Tracking System. Preprints, Conf. on Aerospace and Range Meteor., AMS, Huntsville.

Lyons, W.A., K.G. Bauer, R.B. Bent and W.H. Highlands, 1985: Wide area real-time thunderstorm mapping using LPATS - the Lightning Position and Tracking System. Preprints, Second Conf. on the Aviation Weather System, AMS, Montreal, Canada.

Lyons, W.A., R.B. Bent and W.F. Highlands, 1985: Interactive display of LPATS (Lightning Position and Tracking System ground stroke data from operational networks. Preprints, Intl. Conf. on Interactive Information and Processing Systems for Meteor., Oceanography. and Hydrology, AMS, Los Angeles, CA.

Bauer, K.G., R.B. Bent, W.A. Lyons and W.F. Highlands, 1985: Operational use of LPATS (Lightning Position and Tracking System) ground stroke data in utilities. Proceedings, 12th Inter-RAM Conf. for the Electric Power Industry, IEEE, Baltimore.

Petit, N.J. and W.A. Lyons, 1985: Low-cost, stand-alone receiving and video facsimile display systems for GOES-TAP, WEFAX and APT. Preprints, Intl. Conf. on Interactive Information and Processing Systems for Meteor., Oceanography. and Hydrology, AMS, Los Angeles, CA.

Bent, R.B. and W.A. Lyons, 1984: Theoretical evaluations and initial operational experiences of LPATS (Lightning Position and Tracking System) to monitor lightning ground strokes using a time-of-arrival (TOA) technique. Preprints, Seventh Intl. Conf. on Atmos. Electricity, AMS, Albany.

R.B. Bent, W.F. Highlands and W.A. Lyons, 1984: Description and theoretical evaluations of LPATS (Lightning Position and Tracking System) to monitor lightning ground strikes using a time-of-arrival technique. Preprints, Ninth Intl. Aerospace and Ground Conf. on Lightning and Static Electricity, Orlando, FL.

Stoner, R., W.A. Lyons and N. Septoff, 1984: Real-time computerized identification of sea breezes for emergency preparedness applications. Third AMS Conf. on Meteorology of the Coastal Zone. AMS, Miami.

Lyons, W.A., R.D. Bornstein, S.A. Hsu, G.S. Raynor and S. Sethu Raman, 1984: A summary of the Brookhaven workshop on coastal atmospheric transport processes. Reprints, Third Conf. on the Meteorology of the Coastal Zone, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Miami.

Lyons, W.A., R.H. Calby and C.S. Keen, 1984: Radar and satellite studies of the impact of mesoscale convective precipitation and wind systems on visibility, sulfates and oxidants during persistent elevated pollution episodes. Paper 83-25.1, 76th Annual Meeting, Air Pollution Control Assoc., Atlanta, 16 pp.

Lyons, W.A., 1983: Meteorological factors in the design of emergency response plans for nuclear power plants in coastal zones. Sixth World Congress on Air Quality, Intl. Union of Air Pollution Prevention Assoc., Paris, 8 pp.

Lyons, W.A. and R.B. Bent, 1983: Evaluation of the Time-of-Arrival (TOA) technique for real-time ground strike measurements using the Lightning Position and Tracking System (LPATS). Reprints, 13th Conf. on Severe Local Storms, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Tulsa, 37-40.

Lyons, W.A., 1983: The mesoscale data gap. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., Abstract, AMS Annual Meeting.

Lyons, W.A., 1983: Monostatic acoustic sounder measurements to assess the representativeness of LILCO's meteorological monitoring. Final Report to Long Island Lighting Company, 182 pp.

Lyons, W.A., and R.H. Calby, 1983: Radar and satellite studies of the impact of mesoscale convective precipitation and wind systems on visibility, sulfates and oxidants during persistent elevated pollution episodes. Paper, 76th APCA Annual Meeting, 16 pp.

Burda, T.J., C.A. Mazzola, W.A. Lyons and G.T. Van Helvoirt, 1983: Simple lake breeze front position technique for offsite dose assessment. Nuclear Technology.

Hjelmfelt, M.R., W.A. Lyons and R.A. Pielke, 1983: Mesoscale spiral vortex embedded within a Lake Michigan snow squall band: Observations and model simulation. Abstract, First Conf. on Mesoscale Meteorology. AMS, 6 pp.

Lyons, W.A. and R.H. Calby, 1982: Air quality applications of meteorological satellite data. Invited Paper, 75th APCA Annual Meeting. Paper 82-63.3, New Orleans, LA, 16pp.

Lyons, W.A., J.M. Fage, R.H. Calby and M.A. Lazaro, 1981: Planetary boundary layer structure during PEPE/NEROS 1980 using Doppler acoustic sounding. Paper 81-62.4, 74th Annual Meeting, Air Pollution Control Assoc., Philadelphia, PA, 15 pp.

Lyons, W.A., E.R. Sawdey, J.A. Schuh, R.H. Calby and C.S. Keen, 1981: An updated and expanded coastal fumigation model. Paper 81-31.4, 74th Annual Meeting of the Air Pollution Control Association , Philadelphia, PA, 15 pp.

Lazaro, M.A., W.A. Lyons and J.M. Fage, 1981: Remotely sensed meteorological measurements in coastal zones for nuclear emergency response preparedness. Preprints, American Nuclear Society, Annual Meeting., 1 pp.

Lyons, W.A., 1980: Satellite observations of persistent elevated pollution episodes. Film script, Congressional Record Serial 96-150, Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.

Lyons, W.A., 1980: Evidence on transport of hazy masses from satellite imagery. Annals, New York Academy of Sciences, 338, 418-433.

Lioy, P.J., P.J. Samson, R.L. Tanner, B.P. Lederer, T. Minnick, and W.A. Lyons, 1980: The distribution and transport of sulfate species in the New York metropolitan area during the 1977 New York summer aerosol. Atmospheric Environment.

Rodney, M.W., W.A. Lyons and R.H. Calby, 1980: Some studies of meteorological perturbations near estuaries. Preprints, AMS/APCA Second Joint Conf. on Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology, 6 pp.

Keen, C.S., W.A. Lyons and J.A. Schuh , 1979: Air pollution transport studies in a coastal zone using kinematic diagnostic analysis. J. Appl. Meteor., 18, 606-615.

Lyons, W.A., 1979: Reporting mesoscale weather patterns via TV weathercasts. National Weather Digest, 8 pp.

Lyons, W.A., J.A. Schuh, C.S. Keen, M. McCumber and R. McNider, 1979: Trajectory observations compared to computations using a regional mesoscale model to study Air pollution in lake breeze. Paper 79-15.3, 72nd Annual Meeting, Air Pollution Control Assoc., Cincinnati, OH, 16-22.

Lyons, W.A., J.A. Schuh and M. McCumber, 1979: Comparison of observed mesoscale lake breeze wind fields to computations using the University of Virginia Mesoscale Model. Reprints, Fourth Symposium on Turbulence, Diffusion and Air Pollution, AMS, Reno, NV, 572-575.

Keen, C.S. and W.A. Lyons , 1978: Land/lake breeze circulations on the western shore of Lake Michigan. J. Appl. Meteor., 17, 1843-1855.

Lyons, W.A., J.A. Schuh and M. McCumber, 1978: Comparison of observed mesoscale lake breeze wind fields to computations using the University of Virginia mesoscale model. Preprints, Fourth Symposium on Turbulence, Diffusion, and Air Pollution., AMS.

Lyons, W.A., J.C. Dooley, Jr. and K.T. Whitby, 1978: Satellite detection of long-range pollution transport and sulfate aerosol hazes. Atmospheric Environment, 16, 621-631.

Lyons, W.A. and J.F. Henz, 1978: CREAS and SWEAT: Innovative uses of radar, spotter networks and the media to nowcast local flash floods. Preprints, AMS Conference on Flash Floods: Hydrometeorological Aspects, 6 pp.

Ott , S.-T. and W.A. Lyons, 1977: Further evidence of long range photochemical oxidant transport inferred from acoustic sounder data. Preprints, AMS/APCA Joint Conf. on Applications on Air Pollution Meteor, 4 pp.

Lyons, W.A. and K.R. Rizzo, 1977: Acoustic sounder measurements of temporal variations of mixing depths in a coastal environment. Preprints, AMS/APCA Joint Conf. on Applications on Air Pollution Meteor., 6 pp.

Lyons, W.A., and H.S. Cole, 1976: Photochemical oxidant transport: Mesoscale lake breeze and synoptic-scale aspects. J. Appl. Meteor., 15, 733-743.

Lyons, W.A., and C.S. Keen, 1976: Computed 24-hour trajectories of aerosols and gases in the lake/land breeze circulation cell on the west shore of Lake Michigan. Preprints, Sixth Conf. on Weather Forecasting and Analysis, AMS, Albany, 78-83.

Lyons, W.A. and R.B. Husar, 1976: SMS/GOES visible images detect a synoptic-scale Air pollution episode. Mon. Wea. Rev., 104, 1623-1626.

Lyons, W.A. and E.M. Rubin, 1976: Aircraft measurements of the Chicago urban plume at 100 km downwind. Preprints, AMS Third Symp. on Atmos. Turbulence, Diffusion, and Air Quality., 6 pp.

J.C. Dooley (M.S. thesis, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee), 1976: Detailed field measurements and numerical models of SO2 from power plants in the Lake Michigan shoreline environment, with W.A. Lyons.

Pease, S.R. and W.A. Lyons, 1976: Hourly solar radiation measurements during IFYGL at Lakeside Park and Rose, New York. IFYGL Report Series.

Hentz, S., W.A. Lyons, J.C. Dooley and C.S. Keen, 1975: Single theodolite pibal observations on the western shoreline of Lake Michigan: Summers 1973 and 1974. MESOMET Report N. 26.

Lyons, W.A. and C.S. Keen, 1975: Particulate transport in a Great Lakes coastal environment. Proc. Second Conference on the Great Lakes, ICMSE., 222-237.

Chandik, J.F. and W.A. Lyons, 1974: Radar investigation of summertime land/lake rainfall variations over Lake Michigan. Final Report, OWRR A-036-WI.

Lyons, W.A., C.S. Keen and R.A. Northouse, 1974: ERTS-! satellite observations of mesoscale Air pollution dispersion around the Great Lakes. AMS/WMO Symposium on Atmos. Diffusion and Turbulence.

Lyons, W.A., 1974: Inadvertent weather modification by Chicago northern Indiana pollution sources observed by ERTS-1. Mon. Wea. Rev., 108, 503-508.

Lyons, W.A., J.C. Dooley, C.S. Keen, J.A. Schuh and K.R. Rizzo, 1974: Detailed field measurements and numerical model of SO2 from power plants in the Lake Michigan shoreline environment. Contract Report to Wisconsin Electric Power Company, by Air Pollution Analysis Laboratory, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI., 218 pp.

Lyons, W.A. and L.E. Olsson, 1973: Detailed mesometeorological studies of Air pollution dispersion in the Chicago lake breeze. Mon. Wea. Rev.,101, 387-403.

Lyons, W.A. and H.S. Cole, 1973: Fumigation and plume trapping on the shores of Lake Michigan during stable onshore flow. J. Appl. Meteor., 12, 494-510.

Lyons, W.A. and S.R. Pease, 1973: Detection of particulate Air pollution plumes from major point sources using ERTS-1 imagery. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 6 pp.

Cole, H.S. and W.A. Lyons, 1972: The impact of the Great Lakes on the Air quality of urban shoreline areas: Some Practical Applications with Regard to Air Pollution Control Policy and Environmental Decision J. Great Lakes Research., 18 pp.

Lyons, W.A., 1972a: The climatology and prediction of the Chicago lake breeze. J. Appl. Meteor., 11, 1259-1270.

Lyons, W.A., 1972b: Mesoscale transport of pollutants in the Chicago area as affected by land and lake breezes. Proc. Second Intl. Clear Air Congress, Academic Press, New York, 973-978.

Lyons, W.A., and L.E. Olsson, 1972: Mesoscale Air pollution transport in the Chicago lake breeze. J. Air Poll. Control Assoc., 22, 876-881.

Lyons, W.A. and S.R. Pease, 1972: "Steam Devils" over Lake Michigan during a January Arctic outbreak. Mon. Wea. Rev., 100, 235-237.

Lyons, W.A. and S.R. Pease, 1972: ERTS-1 views the Great Lakes. NASA Results from ERTS-1 Symposium.

Chandik, J.F. and W.A. Lyons, 1971: Thunderstorms and the lake breeze front. Seventh Conference on Severe Local Storms., AMS, Kansas City.

Lyons, W.A., 1971: Low level divergence and subsidence over the Great Lakes in summer. Proc., 14th Conf. Great Lakes Res., Int'l. Assoc. Great Lakes Res., 467-487.

Lyons, W.A., 1970a: Computer and observational study of differential effects of Lake Michigan upon various sizes of summer convective systems. Paper, AMS Conference on Cloud Physics, Ft. Collins, CO.

Lyons, W.A., 1970b: Numerical simulation of Great Lakes summertime conduction inversions. Proc., 13th Conf. Great Lakes Res., Intl. Assoc. Great Lakes Res., 369-387.

Lyons, W.A., 1970c: Mesoscale regimes over the southern basin of Lake Michigan and their effect upon summertime convective clouds. Ph.D. thesis, Dept. of Geophysical. Sci., Univ. of Chicago, 242 pp.

Lyons, W.A., and J.W. Wilson, 1968: The control of summertime cumuli and thunderstorms by Lake Michigan during non-lake breeze conditions. Res. Paper No. 74, Satellite and Mesometeorology Res. Project., Univ. of Chicago, 38 pp.

Lyons, W.A. and T.T. Fujita, 1968: Mesoscale motions in oceanic stratus as revealed by satellite data. Mon. Wea. Rev. 96, 303-314.

Lyons, W.A., 1968: A further comment on the "Square Cloud". J. Atmos. Sci.

Lyons, W.A., 1966: Some effects of Lake Michigan upon squall lines and summertime convection. Ninth Conf. Great Lakes Res., IAGLR, 259-273.

SELECTED RESEARCH PROJECTS IN WHICH WALTER A. LYONS HAS SERVED AS PRINCIPAL OR CO-PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

“Further STEPS: Continuing Investigations of Sprites and Their Parent Storms and Lighting Discharges,” National Science Foundation, $180,000 (2002-2005).

“Characterizing Lightning which Produces Transient Luminous Events in the Stratosphere and Mesosphere (Sprites and Elves),” National Science Foundation, $194,000 (2000-2003).

“The Hundred Year Hunt for the Red Sprite,” National Science Foundation, Informal Science Education Program, $49,000 (2002-2003)

“Development of the Next Generation Air Quality Models for Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Applications” service on Scientific Review Board, Dept. of Interior-Minerals Management Service (prime EarthTech, Inc.), $10,000 (2001-2002).

“Developing Simplified Ozone Forecasting Schemes for St. Louis and Kansas City, MO” Midwest Regional Council and American Lung Association of Eastern Missouri, $16,000 (1999).

“Evaluation of MM5/RAMS Model for Regional Air Quality Simulation” Coordinating Research Council/Alpine Geophysics, $10,000 (1999).

"Balloon-Borne Observations of Sprites and Jets," with G. Bering, University of Houston, NASA Office of Space Sciences, $103,000 (1997-2000).

“Time lapse Video Monitoring of Air Quality the Colorado Front Range,” City of Fort Collins, Department of Natural Resources, $17,000+ (1992 - present).

"Characterizing Atmospheric Electrodynamic Emissions - Sprites, Elves and Jets," U.S. Department of Energy/Mission Research Corp., $120,000, (1998-2000).

"Forecast Support- Around The World Balloon Mission", Airship Technologies, $10,000, (1998).

"Design of a Four-Dimensional Wind Analysis System for the Kennedy Space Center'" NASA KSC, SBIR Phase I, $69,960 (1997).

"Global Lightning Studies with Dual Schumann Resonance Methods, " with Earle Williams, MIT/Lincoln Labs, $23,000, National Science Foundation (1997-1999).

"Investigations of Anomalous Meteorological Conditions In Mississippi During 1997," Monsanto Agricultural Co., $36,000 (1997-1998).

"NUDET Discrimination-Characterizing Atmospheric Electrodynamic Emissions - Sprites, Elves and Jets," Defense Special Weapons Agency, $54,000 (1997-1998).

“Design of a Sensor System to Detect Cloud-to-Stratosphere Electrical Discharges”, NASA Kennedy Space Center, SBIR Phase II, $465,110 (1994-1996).

“Support for SPRITES'96,” Air Force Office of Scientific Research/Phillips Lab, Phase I, $60,000 (1996).

“Meteorological Aspects of Anomalous Herbicide Drift In the San Joaquin Valley,” Monsanto Agricultural Chemicals, $169,000, (1994-1996).

“Impact of Land Use on Ozone Potential in the Chicago area,” USDA Forest Service, $10,000 (1995-1996).

“Operational Ozone Forecasting for the Kansas City and St. Louis Metropolitan Areas.,” Midwest Regional Council and American Lung Association, $21,000 (1994-1995).

“Time Domain Reflectometry Measurements of Soil Moisture for Initialization of Prognostic Mesoscale Models”, NASA Kennedy Space Center, SBIR Phase I, $69,974 (1995).

“Modeling Dispersion in the Sea Breeze at the Kennedy Space Center”, Haliburton NUS Corp/DOE, $32,000 (1995).

“Design of a Comprehensive Modeling System”, Failure Analysis Associates/CAMRAQ, $22,500 (1994-1996).

“RAMS Modeling for the Lake Michigan Air Directors Consortium”, LADCO $30,000 [1994].

"Predicting 3-D Wind Flows at Cape Canaveral Air force Station Using a Mesoscale Model", with R. A. Pielke, US Air Force Space & Missile Systems Center, SBIR Phase II, ASTeR, $519,000 (1991-1993).

"Prognostic Mesoscale Meteorological Modeling for the Lake Michigan Ozone Study", with R. A. Pielke, Lake Michigan Air Director's Consortium, $564,000 (1990-1994).

“Operational Prediction of Sea Breeze and Merritt Island Thunderstorms at the Kennedy Space Center”, with R. A. Pielke and W.R. Cotton, NASA Kennedy Space Center/ENSCO, $390,000 (1993-1995).

“Cloud-to-Stratosphere Lightning”, NASA Kennedy Space Center, SBIR Phase I, $50,000 (1993).

"Review of Air Surveillance Network Siting Study Modeling for the Rocky Flats Plant." with R. A. Pielke, Subcontract From Denver Research Institute to Colorado State University, $5000 (1992).

"Consulting Services for Modeling atmospheric Dispersion of Radionuclides", with R. A Pielke, Haliburton NUS/US DOE LOE Contract (1992-1994).

"Simulation of SF6 Tracer Releases In Complex Terrain", with R. A. Pielke, Hidroelectrica Espanola /Iberdrola, $186,000 (1991-1993).

"Operational Mesobeta Scale forecasting for the Kanto Plain, Japan", with R. A. Pielke, Weathernews, Inc., $52,000 (1992 -1993).

"The Impact of Lake Michigan Upon Summer Regional Oxidant Precursor Concentrations in the Lower Lake Michigan Basin", with R. A. Pielke, USEPA Office of Exploratory Research, to CSU/CIRA, $132,362 (1990-1991).

"Feasibility of Numerical Thunderstorm Forecasts for KSC Work Complexes", with R. A. Pielke, NASA Kennedy Space Center, $49,500 (1991).

"Computer Simulations of Mesoscale Transport and Diffusion On the Western Shore of Lake Michigan: Development of a Prototype ERDAS", with R. A. Pielke, Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety, Springfield, $137,000, 1989-91.

“A Sea Breeze Detection Algorithm for the St. Lucy Plant", Florida Power & Light, $5000, 1990.

"Contributions towards the Design of the summer 1990 Preliminary Lake Michigan Ozone Study Field Program", Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, $17,000, 1989-90.

"Predicting 3-D Windflows at Cape Canaveral AFS Using a Mesoscale Numerical Model", US Air Force, SBIR Phase I, with R. a. Pielke, $49,958, 1989-90.

"Modeling Support Services for Galileo Mission Launch Support Services at KSC", US Dept. of Energy/NUS Corporation, $21,776, 1989-90.

"Implementation of a Mesoscale Numerical Model for the San Francisco Bay area", Bay Area Air Quality Management District, with R. A. Pielke, $15,000, 1989.

"Forecasting Sea-Breeze Thunderstorms Using a Mesoscale Numerical Model", Numerical Model - Phase Ii, with R. A. Pielke, NASA/Kennedy Space Center, Florida, $480,000, 1986-88.

"Observational and Climatological Investigations of Hurricane Lightning", NASA/Mesoscale Processes Branch, Washington, $49,000, 1987-89.

"Analysis of Coastal Mesoscale Regimes", Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety, Springfield, $37,000, 1988.

"Real-Time Collection, Processing and Dissemination of Customized Lightning Data From Overlapping Detection Networks", U.S. Department of Commerce/NOAA, SBIR Phase I, $49,000, 1987-1988.

"Analysis of Intercomparisons Between Various Dose assessment Codes", Atomic Industrial Forum/NUS Corporation, Washington, $8,000, 1988.

"Evaluation of Coastal Mesoscale Regimes and Numerical Flow Visualization Studies at the Turkey Point Nuclear Power Plant", Florida Power and Light, $40,000, 1988.

"Further Numerical Modeling Studies of Transport and Diffusion of Radionuclides along the South Shore of Lake Ontario", with R. A. Pielke, New York Power Authority, Niagara Mohawk, $40,000, 1987-88.

"Application of the P2DM Model to the Rochester Area (Ginna Nuclear Power Plant)", Rochester Gas and Electric, $13,000, 1986.

"Numerical Model Investigations of the Potential Impact of Urbanization On the Weather of South Florida", with R. A. Pielke, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, Florida, $13,000, 1988.

"Analysis and Critique of a Monte Carlo Hurricane Damage Prediction Model for the Reinsurance Industry", E.W. Blanch Company, $6,000, 1986.

"Validation of a Long Range Pollution Transport Model", Northern States Power Company, $6,000, 1986.

"The Wind Energy Climatology of Minnesota", with K.G. Bauer, Northern States Power Company, $3,000, 1986.

"Use of the P3DM Mesoscale Coastal Model to Evaluate Transport and Diffusion On the South Shore of Lake Ontario", Niagara Mohawk Power Co. and the Power Authority of New York, $21,000, 1985-86.

"Meteorological Factors Affecting Nuclear Emergency Response Dose Assessment Codes", Florida Power and Light, $50,000, 1985.

"Forecasting Sea Breeze Thunderstorms Using a Mesoscale Numerical Model", with R.A. Pielke, NASA/Kennedy Space Center, $49,500, 1985.

"Summary and Evaluation of SEADEX-1 Experimental Data at Kewaunee, Wisconsin", NRC/NOAA, $10,000, 1984.

"Monitoring LRTAP Conditions During PEPE/EPE-85", for New York University Institute of Environmental Medicine, $26,000, 1985.

"Monitoring Ohio Valley Cloud Patterns", Batelle Pacific Northwest Laboratory, $2,000, 1985.

"Meteorological Factors Affecting Emergency Response Dose Assessment Codes at CEI's Perry Nuclear Power Plant", Cleveland Electric Illumination, Subcontracted from Pickard, Lowe & Garrick, $10,000, 1984.

"Evaluation of the Algorithms Employed In the LILCO/Shoreham Class a Model", LILCO/Stone and Webster, $9,700, 1984.

"Radar Monitoring of Precipitation Patterns around Philadelphia", U.S. Department of Energy/Brookhaven National Lab, $14,500, 1984.

"An Evaluation of the Lake-Induced Mesometeorological Regimes on the Performance of the Proposed Puff/Advection Model for Use at the Point Beach Nuclear Plant", Energy Impact Associates/Wisconsin Electric Power Co., $2,500, 1983.

"Natuna Plume Visibility Study: Assessment of the Probability of Detection By Satellite Remote Sensing Systems", Exxon Research and Engineering Company, $10,000, 1983.

"Real-Time Computerized Identification of Sea Breezes for Emergency Preparedness Applications", Florida Power Corp./NUS Corp., $3,500, 1983.

"Monostatic acoustic Sounder and 10m tower Measurements to assess the Representativeness of LILCO's Meteorological Monitoring", Long Island Lighting Company, $71,500, 1982-83.

"Radar/Satellite Real-Time Climatology for Charleston, S.C.", Brookhaven National Laboratory, $8,000, 1983.

"Sea Breeze Algorithm Develo