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Timothy J. Lang is a researcher affiliated with the Marshall Space Flight Center in the United States. Their work spans multiple fields related to Earth and planetary sciences, environmental science, and physics and astronomy, with a focus on the interactions within the atmosphere and broader planetary systems.

The main fields of study that Lang engages in include Earth and Planetary Sciences, Environmental Science, and Physics and Astronomy. Their subfields of expertise cover Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Oceanography, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Lang's research topics incorporate areas such as Lightning and Electromagnetic Phenomena, Atmospheric aerosols and clouds, Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations, Fire effects on ecosystems, Precipitation Measurement and Analysis, Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research, and Atmospheric Ozone and Climate.

The scientist has contributed to numerous papers, including:

  • "An overview of the ORACLES (ObseRvations of Aerosols above CLouds and their intEractionS) project: aerosol-cloud-radiation interactions in the southeast Atlantic basin" (2021), Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • "Three Years of the Lightning Imaging Sensor Onboard the International Space Station: Expanded Global Coverage and Enhanced Applications" (2020), Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • "Does negative contact undermine attempts to improve intergroup relations? Deepening the understanding of negative contact and its consequences for intergroup contact research and interventions" (2021), Journal of Social Issues
  • "A Storm Safari in Subtropical South America: Proyecto RELAMPAGO" (2021), Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • "Chasing Snowstorms: The Investigation of Microphysics and Precipitation for Atlantic Coast-Threatening Snowstorms (IMPACTS) Campaign" (2022), Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

Lang frequently publishes in venues such as Earth and Space Science, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, and Geophysical Research Letters.

Collaborations form an important part of Lang's work. Frequent co-authors include Phillip M. Bitzer, Richard J. Blakeslee, Christopher J. Schultz, Lawrence D. Carey, and Patrick Gatlin.

Best Publications

  • A New Paradigm in Earth Environmental Monitoring with the CYGNSS Small Satellite Constellation.

    Christopher S. Ruf;Clara Chew;Timothy Lang;Mary G. Morris

  • The Severe Thunderstorm Electrification and Precipitation Study

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

  • Winter storms in the central Himalayas

    Timothy J Lang;Ana P Barros

  • Relationships between Convective Storm Kinematics, Precipitation, and Lightning

    Timothy J. Lang;Steven A. Rutledge

  • Monitoring the Monsoon in the Himalayas: Observations in Central Nepal, June 2001

    Ana P. Barros;Timothy J. Lang

  • An overview of the ORACLES (ObseRvations of Aerosols above CLouds and their intEractionS) project: aerosol–cloud–radiation interactions in the southeast Atlantic basin

    Jens Redemann;Robert Wood;Paquita Zuidema;Sarah J. Doherty

  • The Deep Convective Clouds and Chemistry (DC3) Field Campaign

    Mary C. Barth;Christopher A. Cantrell;William H. Brune;Steven A. Rutledge

  • The Midlatitude Continental Convective Clouds Experiment (MC3E)

    M. P. Jensen;W. A. Petersen;Aaron R. Bansemer;N. Bharadwaj

  • THE NAME 2004 FIELD CAMPAIGN AND MODELING STRATEGY

    Wayne Higgins;Dave Ahijevych;Jorge Amador;Ana Barros

  • Origins of positive cloud‐to‐ground lightning flashes in the stratiform region of a mesoscale convective system

    Timothy J. Lang;Steven A. Rutledge;Kyle C. Wiens

  • An Investigation of the Onsets of the 1999 and 2000 Monsoons in Central Nepal

    Timothy J. Lang;Ana P. Barros

  • Anomalously low negative cloud-to-ground lightning flash rates in intense convective storms observed during STERAO-A

    Timothy J. Lang;Steven A. Rutledge;James E. Dye;Martin Venticinque

  • Three years of the Lightning Imaging Sensor onboard the International Space Station: Expanded Global Coverage and Enhanced Applications

    Richard J. Blakeslee;Timothy J. Lang;William J. Koshak;Dennis Buechler

  • An overview of the Stratospheric-Tropospheric Experiment: Radiation, Aerosols, and Ozone (STERAO)-Deep Convection experiment with results for the July 10, 1996 storm

    J. E. Dye;B. A. Ridley;W. Skamarock;M. Barth

  • From weather to climate—Seasonal and interannual variability of storms and implications for erosion processes in the Himalaya

    Ana P. Barros;Sen Chiao;Timothy J. Lang;Douglas Burbank

  • The diurnal cycle of clouds and precipitation along the Sierra Madre Occidental observed during NAME-2004: Implications for warm season precipitation estimation in complex terrain

    Stephen W. Nesbitt;David J. Gochis;Timothy J. Lang

  • Radar-Observed Characteristics of Precipitating Systems during NAME 2004

    Timothy J. Lang;David A. Ahijevych;Stephen W. Nesbitt;Richard E. Carbone

  • Environmental controls on storm intensity and charge structure in multiple regions of the continental United States

    Brody R. Fuchs;Steven A. Rutledge;Eric C. Bruning;Jeffrey R. Pierce

  • Lightning development associated with two negative gigantic jets

    Gaopeng Lu;Steven A. Cummer;Walter A. Lyons;Paul R. Krehbiel

  • In-Orbit Performance of the Constellation of CYGNSS Hurricane Satellites

    Christopher Ruf;Shakeel Asharaf;Rajeswari Balasubramaniam;Scott Gleason

  • A Storm Safari in Subtropical South America: Proyecto RELAMPAGO

    Stephen W. Nesbitt;Paola V. Salio;Eldo Ávila;Phillip Bitzer

Frequent Co-Authors

Steven A. Rutledge
Steven A. Rutledge Colorado State University
Steven A. Cummer
Steven A. Cummer Duke University
Walter A. Lyons
Walter A. Lyons American Meteorological Society
William Rison
William Rison New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Donald R. MacGorman
Donald R. MacGorman University of Oklahoma
Paul R. Krehbiel
Paul R. Krehbiel New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Lawrence D. Carey
Lawrence D. Carey University of Alabama in Huntsville
Robert Cifelli
Robert Cifelli National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Richard J. Blakeslee
Richard J. Blakeslee Marshall Space Flight Center
Ana P. Barros
Ana P. Barros University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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