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Ronald J. Thomas is affiliated with the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields including Medicine and Physics and Astronomy, with a notable focus on specialized subfields such as Astronomy and Astrophysics, Global and Planetary Change, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Plant Science, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Their scientific contributions emphasize topics such as Lightning and Electromagnetic Phenomena, Fire Effects on Ecosystems, Electrical Fault Detection and Protection, Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications, Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications, Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications, and Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena.

Ronald J. Thomas has published extensively in several venues, with frequent publications appearing in the Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan Ser II, JAMA, Geophysical Research Letters, Nature, and Alzheimer's & Dementia.

Recent published papers include the following:

  • Impulsive Volcanic Plumes Generate Volcanic Lightning and Vent Discharges: A Statistical Analysis of Sakurajima Volcano in 2015, 2021, Geophysical Research Letters
  • Highly dynamic gamma-ray emissions are common in tropical thunderclouds, 2024, Nature
  • Frequency and Clinical Outcomes Associated With Tau Positron Emission Tomography Positivity, 2025, JAMA
  • Topline Results of EXERT: Can Exercise Slow Cognitive Decline in MCI?, 2022, Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • Observations Show Charge Density of Volcanic Plumes is Higher Than Thunderstorms, 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Frequent collaborators in their work include:

  • P. R. Krehbiel
  • Sonja A. Behnke
  • H. E. Edens
  • M. Marisaldi
  • Nikolai Østgaard

Best Publications

  • A GPS‐based three‐dimensional lightning mapping system: Initial observations in central New Mexico

    W. Rison;R. J. Thomas;P. R. Krehbiel;T. Hamlin

  • Accuracy of the Lightning Mapping Array

    Ronald J. Thomas;Paul R. Krehbiel;William Rison;Steven J. Hunyady

  • Radio interferometric observations of cloud-to-ground lightning phenomena in Florida

    X. M. Shao;P. R. Krehbiel;R. J. Thomas;W. Rison

  • A distinct class of isolated intracloud lightning discharges and their associated radio emissions

    D. A. Smith;X. M. Shao;D. N. Holden;C. T. Rhodes

  • The Severe Thunderstorm Electrification and Precipitation Study

    Timothy J. Lang;L. Jay Miller;Morris Weisman;Steven A. Rutledge

  • Upward electrical discharges from thunderstorms

    Paul R. Krehbiel;Jeremy A. Riousset;Victor P. Pasko;Ronald J. Thomas

  • Observations of VHF Source Powers Radiated by Lightning

    R. J. Thomas;P. R. Krehbiel;W. Rison;T. Hamlin

  • Observations of narrow bipolar events reveal how lightning is initiated in thunderstorms.

    William Rison;Paul R. Krehbiel;Michael G. Stock;Michael G. Stock;Harald E. Edens

  • Inverted-polarity electrical structures in thunderstorms in the Severe Thunderstorm Electrification and Precipitation Study (STEPS)

    W. David Rust;Donald R. MacGorman;Eric C. Bruning;Stephanie A. Weiss

  • Effects of charge and electrostatic potential on lightning propagation

    L. M. Coleman;T. C. Marshall;M. Stolzenburg;T. Hamlin

  • GPS‐based mapping system reveals lightning inside storms

    Paul R. Krehbiel;Ronald J. Thomas;William Rison;Timothy Hamlin

  • Observations of lightning phenomena using radio interferometry

    C. T. Rhodes;X. M. Shao;P. R. Krehbiel;R. J. Thomas

  • Observed electric fields associated with lightning initiation

    T. C. Marshall;M. Stolzenburg;C. R. Maggio;L. M. Coleman

  • The Unexpected Awakening of Chaitén Volcano, Chile

    Simon A. Carn;John S. Pallister;Luis Lara;John W. Ewert

  • Solar Mesosphere Explorer Near-Infrared Spectrometer: Measurements of 1.27-μm radiances and the inference of mesospheric ozone

    Ronald J. Thomas;Charles A. Barth;David W. Rusch;Ryan W. Sanders

  • Comparison of ground‐based 3‐dimensional lightning mapping observations with satellite‐based LIS observations in Oklahoma

    Ronald J. Thomas;Paul R. Krehbiel;William Rison;Timothy Hamlin

  • Distribution of atomic oxygen in the upper atmosphere deduced from Ogo 6 airglow observations

    T. M. Donahue;B. Guenther;Ronald J. Thomas

  • Three‐dimensional fractal modeling of intracloud lightning discharge in a New Mexico thunderstorm and comparison with lightning mapping observations

    Jeremy A. Riousset;Victor P. Pasko;Paul R. Krehbiel;Ronald J. Thomas

  • Atomic hydrogen and atomic oxygen density in the mesopause region: Global and seasonal variations deduced from Solar Mesosphere Explorer near-infrared emissions

    Ronald J. Thomas

  • Mesospheric ozone depletion during the Solar Proton Event of July 13, 1982 Part II. Comparison between theory and measurements

    S. Solomon;G. C. Reid;D. W. Rusch;R. J. Thomas

  • Comparison of Ground-Based 3-Dimensional Lightning Mapping Observations with Satellite-Based LIS Observations in Oklahoma: Comparison of LMS and LIS Lightning Mapping

    Ronald J. Thomas;Paul R. Krehbiel;William Rison;Timothy Hamlin

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul R. Krehbiel
Paul R. Krehbiel New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
William Rison
William Rison New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Stephen R. McNutt
Stephen R. McNutt University of South Florida
David W. Rusch
David W. Rusch University of Colorado Boulder
Charles A. Barth
Charles A. Barth University of Colorado Boulder
Thomas C. Marshall
Thomas C. Marshall University of Mississippi
Gary E. Thomas
Gary E. Thomas University of Colorado Boulder
Maribeth Stolzenburg
Maribeth Stolzenburg University of Mississippi
Gary J. Rottman
Gary J. Rottman University of Colorado Boulder
Donald R. MacGorman
Donald R. MacGorman University of Oklahoma

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