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Spring 2019
The ionospheric Alfvén resonator (IAR) is an area of space that, due to sharp Alfvén speed gradients, has the ability to trap electromagnetic plasma wave energy, where it bounces in the Alfvén mode between near-Earth space and the lower ionosphere. Here we present research that, by comparing...
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MATLAB functions for Lightning Excitation of the Ionospheric Alfvén Resonator by Charles Nokes
MATLAB functions for Lightning Excitation of the Ionospheric Alfvén Resonator by Charles Nokes
Download2019-01-01
Code for the analysis in the thesis titled "Lightning Excitation of the Ionospheric Alfvén Resonator" by Charles Nokes was written in Matlab. 26 Matlab functions were created in all. lightningandiar.m is the function in which all the main input parameters are set. It then calls the next...
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Possible thunderstorm modifications caused by the Athabasca oil sands development and the Canadian Shield
DownloadFall 2017
Thunderstorms are common in boreal forest regions and can cause dangerous hazards such as lightning, forest fires, hail, wind, and flooding. Significant research has been conducted to help predict thunderstorms to mitigate or avoid the hazards and damage. The development of thunderstorms...