EB
Member Since 2002
Eric C. Bruning
Professor, Texas Tech University
Professional Experience
Texas Tech University
Professor
2010 - Present
Education
University of Oklahoma
Doctorate
2008
Current Roles
Secretary
Atmospheric and Space Electricity Executive Committee
Member
Atmospheric and Space Electricity Fall Meeting Program Committee
Member
Fall Meeting Program Committee
Honors & Awards
Atmospheric and Space Electricity Early Career Award
Received 2018
Eric Bruning’s research has combined his observational studies with innovative theoretical methods to provide new insights into the processes by which storms produce lightning, particularly in relating lightning size and rates to turbulent storm stru...
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Publications
Assessment of Turbulence Intensity in Different Spots of Lightning Flash Propagation
The updraft speed is correlated to the total lightning flashes a storm produces. Shear along updraft gradients is one of the mechanisms responsible...
November 01, 2021
New World Meteorological Organization Certified Megaflash Li...
August 19, 2020
Meteorological Imagery for the Geostationary Lightning Mappe...
December 28, 2019
AGU Abstracts
In-flight Observation and Intercomparison of Atmospheric Electrical Discharges and Cloud Microphysical Properties in Coastal Convective Updrafts
AGU IMPACT: 2023 STUDENT TRAVEL GRANT RECIPIENTS FLASH PRESENTATIONS IV
union sessions | 22 january 2024
Zachary Milani, Leonid Nichman, Kenny Bala, Cuong ...
Atmospheric lightning strikes are caused by the buildup and separation of electrical charges within the atmosphere, or between the atmosphere and grou...
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Highlights from a Unique Inter-Agency Collaboration for Weather Forecasting during a Succession of Field Experiments near Houston, TX
CLOUDS, PRECIPITATION, AEROSOL, AND AIR QUALITY IN THE COASTAL URBAN ENVIRONMENT OF SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS II POSTER
atmospheric sciences | 15 december 2023
Siddhant Gupta, Aryeh J. Drager, Michael P. Jensen...
With frequent deep convection in a highly polluted coastal environment, Houston, TX forms a natural laboratory for studying aerosol-convection interac...
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Lagrangian cell-tracked analysis of NU-WRF simulated polarimetric radar and lightning signals from thunderstorms during TRACER IOP
CLOUDS, PRECIPITATION, AEROSOL, AND AIR QUALITY IN THE COASTAL URBAN ENVIRONMENT OF SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS II POSTER
atmospheric sciences | 15 december 2023
Kelcy N. Brunner, Eric C. Bruning, Toshihisa Matsu...
The Tracking Aerosol Convection Interactions ExpeRiment (TRACER) field campaign took place over the Houston metropolitan area during the four-month in...
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Volunteer History
2023 - 2024
Secretary
Atmospheric and Space Electricity
2023 - 2024
Secretary
Atmospheric and Space Electricity Executive Committee
2022 - 2022
Chair
Atmospheric and Space Electricity Early Career Award Committee
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