RUI: The Characteristics of Cloud-to-ground Lightning in    High Plains Thunderstorms (Hailswath II)
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The objective of this research is the investigation of                     characteristics of cloud-to-ground (CG) lightning in High Plains                thunderstorms during the North Dakota Thunderstorm Project,                     scheduled for the summer of 1989.  Professor Helsdon will use                   existing direction finders to obtain data on the time, location,                stroke multiplicity, polarity, and signal strength of the CG                    lightning.  A graphics display system will be developed to                      analyze the lightning positions with respect to satellite and                   radar data.                                                                          Lightning locations with respect to radar and satellite                    image features will be analyzed and compared with previous                      results from other regions of the country.  The relationship                    between feeder cell evolution and CG lightning characteristics                  will be investigated and the effects of hail episodes on                        lightning characteristics will be analyzed.  Finally, a test for                the effects of glaciogenic seeding of CG lightning will be made.
{'FirstName': 'John', 'LastName': 'Helsdon', 'EmailAddress': 'john@rapidnet.com', 'StartDate': '03/01/1989', 'EndDate': None, 'RoleCode': 'Principal Investigator'}
{'Name': 'South Dakota School of Mines and Technology', 'CityName': 'Rapid City', 'ZipCode': '577013995', 'PhoneNumber': '6053941218', 'StreetAddress': '501 East Saint Joseph Street', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'South Dakota', 'StateCode': 'SD'}
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