Vernon Cooray

Research interests

Publications

• Laser-guided lightning

  Nature Photonics · 2023 · 10.1038/s41566-022-01139-z

• An Introduction to Lightning

  Journal · 2014 · 10.1007/978-94-017-8938-7

• CIGRE technical brochure on lightning parameters for engineering applications

  Journal · 2013 · 10.1109/sipda.2013.6729246

• Comparative study on preliminary breakdown pulse trains observed in Johor, Malaysia and Florida, USA

  Atmospheric Research · 2012 · 10.1016/j.atmosres.2012.01.012

• On the NOx production by laboratory electrical discharges and lightning

  Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics · 2009 · 10.1016/j.jastp.2009.07.009

• X rays from 80‐cm long sparks in air

  Geophysical Research Letters · 2008 · 10.1029/2007gl032678

• A study of X‐ray emission from laboratory sparks in air at atmospheric pressure

  Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 2008 · 10.1029/2008jd010315

• A self-consistent upward leader propagation model

  Journal of Physics D Applied Physics · 2006 · 10.1088/0022-3727/39/16/028

• The lightning striking distance—Revisited

  Journal of Electrostatics · 2006 · 10.1016/j.elstat.2006.09.008

• A Simplified Physical Model to Determine the Lightning Upward Connecting Leader Inception

  IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery · 2006 · 10.1109/tpwrd.2005.859290

• Time dependent evaluation of the lightning upward connecting leader inception

  Journal of Physics D Applied Physics · 2006 · 10.1088/0022-3727/39/21/029

• The Lightning Flash

  Journal · 2003 · 10.1049/pbpo034e

• Some considerations on the "Cooray-Rubinstein" formulation used in deriving the horizontal electric field of lightning return strokes over finitely conducting ground

  IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility · 2002 · 10.1109/temc.2002.804774

• NO production in spark and corona discharges

  Journal of Electrostatics · 2001 · 10.1016/s0304-3886(01)00115-2

• Positive streamer discharges along insulating surfaces

  IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation · 2001 · 10.1109/94.971444

• Concepts of lightning return stroke models

  IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility · 2000 · 10.1109/15.831708

• Comparison of preliminary breakdown pulses observed in Sweden and in Sri Lanka

  Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics · 1998 · 10.1016/s1364-6826(98)00007-8

• Lightning-induced overvoltages in power lines: validity of various approximations made in overvoltage calculations

  IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility · 1998 · 10.1109/15.736222

• Calculating lightning-induced overvoltages in power lines. A comparison of two coupling models

  IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility · 1994 · 10.1109/15.305462

• Some features of lightning flashes observed in Sweden

  Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1994 · 10.1029/93jd02366

• Horizontal fields generated by return strokes

  Radio Science · 1992 · 10.1029/91rs02918

• Effects of propagation on the return stroke radiation fields

  Radio Science · 1987 · 10.1029/rs022i005p00757

• Characteristics of the radiation fields from lightning in Sri Lanka in the tropics

  Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1985 · 10.1029/jd090id04p06099

• Effects of propagation on the rise times and the initial peaks of radiation fields from return strokes

  Radio Science · 1983 · 10.1029/rs018i003p00409

• On the characteristics of some radiation fields from lightning and their possible origin in positive ground flashes

  Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1982 · 10.1029/jc087ic13p11203

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