FMA Research, Inc. Technical Report Series

The following are a partial list of FMA Research Technical Reports. Reprints are available for many (but by no means all) of these papers. There are also additional major project reports which are not included in the following listing - which includes primarily documents that have been released through the refereed literature and symposia and conference reprints.

Updated 1 August 2000

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

173. Lyons, W.A, T. E. Nelson and Judy Fossum, 2000: Results from the Sprites’99 and STEPS 2000 Field Programs, Preprints, 20th Conf. on Severe Local Storms, AMS, Orlando, 4 pp.

172. Lyons, W.A., R.A. Armstrong, E.R. Williams and E.A. Bering, 2000: The Hundred Year Hunt for the Sprite. EOS (in press)

171. 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.

170. Armstrong, R.A. 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.

169. 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., 4 pp.,

168. 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.4 pp.

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

166. Lyons, W.A., 1999: Lightning. McGraw-Hill, Handbook of Weather, Climate and Water.

165. 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. Preprints, 11th Intl. Conf. on Atmos. Electricity, Guntersville, AL, 4 pp.

164. Suszcysnky, 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.

163. 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.

162. Williams, E.R., D. Castro, R. Boldi, T. Chang, E. Huang, V. Mustkak, 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, Guntervsille, AL, 4 pp.

161. 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.

160. Moon, D.A., Lyons, W.A., J.L Eastman, T.E. Nelson, and C.S. Keen, 1999: Detailed 3-D analyses (using ADAS) and ARPS simulations of the mesoscale features within an intense upper Midwest cyclone. Preprints, 8th Conf. on Mesoscale Processes, AMS, Boulder, 2 pp.

159. 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. Intl. Conf. on Atmos. Electricity, Guntersville, AL, 4 pp.

158. 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. Intl. Conf. on Atmos. Electricity, Guntersville, AL, 4 pp.

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

156. Pielke, R.A., Sr., R.L. Walko, L. Steyaert, P.L. Vidale, G.E. Liston and W.A. Lyons, 1998: The influence of anthropogenic landscape changes on weather in South Florida. Mon. Wea. Rev. (in press).

155. 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, 4pp.

154. 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, 4pp.

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

152. 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.

151. 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.

150. Lyons, W.A., T.E. Nelson, E.R. Williams, J. Cramer and T. Turner, 1998: Enhanced positive cloud-to-ground lightning in thunderstorms ingesting smoke from fires. Science, 242, 77-80.

149. 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, 2pp.

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

147. Lyons, W.A., M. Uliasz and T.E. Nelson, 1998: A Climatology of Large Peak Current cloud-to-ground lightning flashes in the contiguous United States. Mon. Wea. Rev., 126, 2217-2233.

146. 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, 4pp.

145. 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, 2pp.

144. 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-Terrest. Phys., 60, xxx-xxx.

143. 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, Austin, 2pp.

142. 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.

141. 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.

140. 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.

139. 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 resonances. Geophys. Res. Letts., 23, 3691-3694.

138. 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.

137. 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.

136. Lyons, W.A., 1996: Sprite observations above the U.S. High Plains in relation to their parent thunderstorm systems , J. Geophys. Res., 101, 29641-29652.

135. 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.

134. 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.

133. 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.

132. Lyons, W.A. and CJ. 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.

131. Lyons, W.A., 1996: Forensic Meteorology. Encyclopedia of Weather and Climate. Oxford University Press, New York.

130. 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.

129. 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.

128. 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.

127. 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.

126. 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).

125. 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.

124. 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.

123. Lyons, W.A., 1995: Coastal Climate. In, Encyclopedia of Climate and Weather. Oxford University Press. New York (in press).

122. 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, Urban Atmospheres, 29, 283-301.

121. 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.

123. 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.

120. 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.

119. 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.

118. 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.

117. 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,

116. 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.

115. 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.

114. 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, Nashville, 8 pp.

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

112. 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.

111. 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.

110. 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.

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

108. 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.

107. 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.

106. 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.

105. 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 (in press).

104. 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.

103. 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.

102. 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.

101. 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.

100. 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.

99. 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.

98. 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.

97. 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.

96. 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.

95. 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.

94. 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.

93. 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.

92. 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.

91. 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.

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.

89. 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.

88. 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.

87. 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.

86. 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.

85. 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.

84. 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 , Proceedings, ANS/AMS 3rd Topical Meet. on Emergency Response and Preparedness, Chicago, IL, 6pp.

83. 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.

82. 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.

81. 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.

80. 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.

79. 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.

78. 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.

XX. 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.

76. 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.

75. 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.

74. 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.

XX. 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.

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

72. 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.

71. 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.

70. 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.

XX, 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, 8 pp.

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

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

68. 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, 6 pp.

67. 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.

66. 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.

65. 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.

64. 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.

63. 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.

62. 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.

61. 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.

60. 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.

59. 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.

58. 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.

57. 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.

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

55. 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.

54. 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.

53. 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.

XX. 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.

XX. 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.

51. 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.

50. Bent, R.B., Highlands, W.F. 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.

49. 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.

48. 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.

47. 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 Poll. Control Assoc., Atlanta, 16 pp.

46. 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.

45. 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.

44. 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.

43. 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.

42. 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.

41. 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.

40. 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.

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

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

37. 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.

36. 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.

35. 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.

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

33. 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.

32. 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.

31. 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.

XX. 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.

30. 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.

29. 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.

28. 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.

27. 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 Poll. Meteor., 6 pp.

26. Lyons, W.A., 1976: Satellite detection of air pollution. In Energy Environment Remote Sensing Studies.

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

24. 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.

23. 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.

22. 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.

21. 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.

20. 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.

19. Lyons, W.A., C.S. Keen and R.A. Northouse, 1974: ERTS-1 satellite observations of mesoscale air pollution dispersion around the Great Lakes. AMS/WMO Symposium on Atmos. Diffusion and Turbulence.

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

17. 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.

16. 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.

15. 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.

14. 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.

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

12. 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.

11. 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.

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

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

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

7. 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.

6. 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.

5. 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.

4. 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.

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

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

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