Publications
Dissertation Heavner, Matthew J., Optical Spectroscopic Observations of Sprites, Blue Jets, and Elves: Inferred Microphysical Processes and their Macrophysical Implications, University of Alaska Fairbanks, May 2000. (pdf version only)
Heavner, M and C Talus, "Preliminary Acoustic observations of Southeast Alaska Bat Activity Patterns," in prep for submissions to Acoustical Science and Technology.
Jacobson, A R, R Holzworth, E Lay, M Heavner, and D A Smith, "Low-frequency ionospheric sounding with Narrow Bipolar Event lightning radio emissions: Regular variabilities and solar-X-ray responses," submitted to Annales Geophysicae, 2007.
Sato T, S Miura, H Fujimoto, W Sun, M Kaufman, R Cross, JT Freymueller, and M Heavner, "Geodetic measurements for monitoring rapid crustal uplift in southeast Alaska caused by post-glacial rebound: Observation of Gravity Tide at Juneau in Southern Alaska," Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Global Changes: Connections to the Arctic, Fairbanks, Alaska, Feb 19-20, 2007.
Shao, XM, and MJ Heavner, "Physical Implication of VLF/LF Radiation Pulses in the Initial Milliseconds of Lightning Discharges," submitted to Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility, 2006.
Shao, XM, and MJ Heavner, "On the VLF/LF Radiation Pulse Shapes at the Initial Milliseconds of Lightning Discharges," IEE EMC Zurich Symposium, Singapore (peer reviewed conference proceedings), Feb 25, 2007.
Jacobson A. R, and M. J. Heavner, "Comparison of Narrow Bipolar Events with ordinary lightning as proxies for severe convection," Monthly Weather Review, Vol. 133, p 1144-1154, 2005. LA-UR-04-1530, PDF.
Smith D A, M J Heavner, A R Jacobson, X M Shao, R S Massey, R J Sheldon, and K C Wiens, "A method for determining intracloud lightning and ionospheric heights from VLF/LF electric field records," Radio Science, Vol. 39, No. 1, RS1010, 10.1029/2002RS002790, 05 February 2004, LA-UR 02-5947. PDF
Suszcynsky, DM and MJ Heavner, "Narrow Bipolar Events as indicators of thunderstorm convective strength," Geophys. Res. Lett., Vol. 30, No. 17, 1879, 10.1029/2003GL017834, 03 September 2003. PDF
Bucsela, E, J Morrill, M Heavner, C Siefring, S Berg, D Hampton, D Moudry, E Wescott, D Sentman, N2(B3PIg) and N2(A2PIu) Vibrational Distributions Observed in Sprites, J of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, Vol 65, Issue 5,, p 583-590, 2002. PDF
Heavner, MJ, DA Smith, AR Jacobson, and RJ Sheldon, "LF/VLF and VHF Lightning Fast Stepped Leader Observations," JGR-Atmospheres, LA-UR-01-3635, V. 107, No. D24, 4791, doi:10.1029/2001JD001290, 2002, PDF
Morrill, J, E Bucsela, C Siefring, M Heavner, S Berg, D Moudry, S Slinker, R Fernsler, E Wescott, D Sentman, and D Osborne, Electron energy and electric field estimates in sprites derived from ionized and neutral N2 emissions, Geophys. Res. Let., 29, 10.1029/2001GL014018, 28 May, 2002, PDF
Sentman, DD, EM Wescott, RH Picard, JR Winick, HC Stenbaek-Nielsen, EM Dewan, DR Moudry, FS S‹o Sabbas, and MJ Heavner, Simultaneous Observation of Mesospheric Gravity Waves and Sprites Generated by a Midwestern Thunderstorm, JASTP, submitted, 2002. PDF, HTML.
Sentman, DD, HC Stenbaek-Nielsen, EM Wescott, MJ Heavner, DR Moudry and FT S‹o Sabbas, "Effects of Lightning on the Middle and Upper Atmosphere: Some New Results," in Space Weather Study Using Multipoint Techniques, COSPAR Colloquia Series, Volume 12, pp 267-274, Pergamon Press, New York, 2002.
Smith, DA, KB Eack, J Harlin, MJ Heavner, AR Jacobson, RS Massey, XM Shao, and KC Wiens, The Los Alamos Sferic Array: A research tool for lightning investigations, J. Geophys. Res., 107(D13), 4183, doi:10.1029/2001JD000502, 2002. PDF
Wescott, EM, HC Stenbaek-Neilsen, DD Sentman, MJ Heavner, DR Moudry, and FT S‹o Sabbas, Triangulation of sprites, associated halos, and their possible relation to causative lightning and micro-meteors, JGR, 106, A6, 10467-10477, June 1, 2001.
Wescott EM, DD Sentman, HC Stenbaek-Nielsen, P Huet, MJ Heavner and DR Moudry, New Evidence for the Brightness and Ionization of Blue Starters and Blue Jets, JGR, 106, A10, 21549-21554, 2001.
Heavner, MJ, DD Sentman, DR Moudry, EM Wescott, CL Siefring, JS Morrill, and EJ Bucsela, Sprites, Blue Jets, and Elves: Optical Evidence of Energy Transport Across the Stratopause, AGU Monograph 123 "Atmospheric Science Across the Stratopause," p 69-82, 2000. PDF HTML
Morrill, JS, EJ Buscela, VP Pasko, SL Berg, WM Benesch, EM Wescott, and MJ Heavner, Time resolved N2 state vibrational populations and emissions associated with red sprites, JASTP, 60, 811-829, (1998). PDF
Wescott, E.M., D.D. Sentman, M.J. Heavner, D.L. Hampton, and O.H. Vaughan, Jr., "Blue Jets: their relationship to lightning and very large hailfall, and the physical mechanisms for their production," JASTP, 60, 713-724, (1998). PDF
Wescott, E.M., D.D. Sentman, M.J. Heavner, D.L. Hampton, W.A. Lyons, and T. Nelson, "Observations of `columniform' sprites," JASTP, 60, 733-740, (1998). PDF
Hampton, D. L., M. J. Heavner, E. M. Wescott, and D. D. Sentman, Optical Spectral Characteristics of Sprites, Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 23, No. 1, Pages 82-92, January 1, 1996 PDF HTML
Wescott, E M, D D Sentman, M J Heavner, T J Hallinan, D L Hampton, D L Osborne, The optical spectrum of aircraft St. Elmo's fire, Geophysical Research Letters, Vol 23, No 25, pages 3687-3690, December 1996. PDF
Wescott E M, D D Sentman, M J Heavner, D L Hampton, D L Osborne, and O H Vaughan, Jr, "Blue starters: Brief upward discharges from an intense Arkansas thunderstorm," Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 23, No. 16, Pages 2153-2156, August 1996. PDF
Sentman, D. D., E. M. Wescott, D. L. Osborne, D. L. Hampton, and M. J. Heavner, Preliminary Results From the Sprites94 Aircraft Campaign: Red Sprites, Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 22, No. 10, Pages 1205-1208, May 15, 1995. PDF HTML
Wescott, E. M., D. D. Sentman, D. L. Osborne, D. L. Hampton, and M. J. Heavner, Preliminary Results From the Sprites94 Aircraft Campaign: Blue Jets, Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 22, No. 10, Pages 1209-1212, May 15, 1995. PDF HTML
Conference Presentations Heavner MJ, DR Fatland, E Hood, C Connor, "SEAMONSTER: A Sensor Web Technology Implementation and Testbed in Southeast Alaska," presented at NASA Science and Technology Conference, College Park, MD, June 19, 2007.
Heavner MJ, "Sensor Webs in Digital Earth: An IPY Legacy," presented at the 5th International Symposium on Digital Earth, June 8, 2007, Berkeley, CA.
Heavner MJ, E Hood, DR Fatland, and C Connor, "Architecture and Design of a Sensor Web in Southeast Alaska," presented at the North Pacifc Environmental Satellite Workshop for Coastal and Marine Applications, May 29, 2007.
Heavner M, "SEAMONSTER," presented at the ISET Meeting, Thrust Area III: Data Mining, Fusion, Distributed Architecture and Geospatial Information Systems Workshop in Greensboro, NC, April 10, 2007, via teleconference.
Heavner MJ, and CE Talus, "Monitoring Bat Activity in Southeast Alaska Using Low-Cost, Low-Power, Long-Duration Acoustic Bat Detectors," presented at the Alaska Wildlife Society Conference, Juneau, Alaska, April 18, 2007.
Heavner MJ, CE Talus, and A Hall, "A New Low-Power Acoustic Bat Detector for Long Duration Observations," presented at the Alaska Wildlife Society Conference, Juneau Alaska, April 17, 2007.
Heavner M, E Hood, C Connor, D Fatland, "SEAMONSTER: SouthEast Alaska Monitoring Network for Science, Telecommunications, Education and Research" presented at NASA Advanced Information System Technologies PI Meeting, San Diego, CA, February 13-14, 2007.
Wilkinson D and M Heavner, "Geophysical Institute Magnetometer Array," presented at Fall American Geophysical Union meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 2006, SA41B-1417.
Heavner M, C Talus, and A Hall, "A new low-power acoustic bat detector for long-duration observations," at Acoustic Society of America, Maui, HI, Nov, 2006.
Heavner M, E Hood, and C Connor, "Undergraduate Earth System Science Education Methods used for Undergraduate Education at the University of Alaska Southeast Environmental Sciences Program," presented at the NOAA Education and Science Forum, Tallahassee, FL, October 2006.
Heavner M, E Hood, C Connor, R Fatland, "SEAMONSTER: Development of a Sensor Network for Southeast Alaska Science," presented at AAAS Arctic Division, Fairbanks, October 2006.
Heavner M, "The Development of Long-Duration Acoustic Bat Detectors for Southeast Alaska," presented at the North American Symposium on Bat Research, October, 2006.
Talus C and M Heavner, "Foraging Patterns of Bats in Southeast Alaska through Acoustic Monitoring," presented at North American Symposium on Bat Research, Portland, Oregon, October 2006.
Heavner M, E Hood, DR Fatland, and C Connor, "SEAMONSTER," presented at the Northwest Glaciology Meeting, Fairbanks, AK, Sept, 2006.
Heavner MJ and EK Mallott, "The Development of Long-Duration Acoustic Bat Detectors for Southeast Alaska," presented at the 35th Annual North American Symposium on Bat Research, October 2005, Sacramento, California.
Heavner MJ, "The Geophysical Institute Magnetometer Array," presented at the 2005 Fall American Geophsyical Meeting, December 2005, San Francisco, California.
Heavner, MJ, "A New Acoustic Bat Detector," presented at the Acoustic Society of America meeting, May 2004, Vancouver, BC.
Heavner, MJ, M Glista, and E Knuth, "New Acoustic Methods Deveoped for Improved Management of Southeast Alaska Bats," presented at the Western Bat Working Group meeting, March 2005, Portland, Oregon.
Heavner, MJ, WL Boeck, XM Shao, HU Frey, and SB Mende, "Ground based ISUAL validation with the Los Alamos Sferic Array", presented at the Fall American Geophysical Union meeting, December 2004, San Francisco, California.
Heavner, MJ, EW Hood, and CL Connor, "Methods used for Undergraduate Education at the University of Alaska Southeast Environmental Sciences Program," presented at the Fall American Geophysical Union meeting, December 2004, San Francisco, California.
Knuth, E, MJ Heavner, DR Fatland, and E Hood, "SEAMONSTER: Applications and Challenges of Distributed Sensor Arrays to Southeast Alaska Science," presented at the Fall American Geophysical Union meeting, December 2004, San Francisco, California.
Glista, M, MJ Heavner, and E Knuth, "Acoustic Monitoring of Bats in Southeast Alaska: Development of the Wireless Sensor Array and Analysis of Prior Recordings," presented at the 34th Annual North American Symposium on Bat Research, 27-30 October 2004, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Heavner, M. J, and D. Fatland, "SEAMONSTER: Application of distributed array sensors to Southeast Alaska Science," presented at Glacier Bay Science Symposium, October 2004, Juneau, Alaska.
Heavner, M. J., S. Speakman, D. A. Smith, M. Stanley, D. M. Suszcynsky, X. M. Shao, and M. Pongratz, "Los Alamos Sferic Array 1998-2003: Results, Array Status, Data Processing and Calibration," presented at Fall American Geophysical Union meeting, December 2003.
Heavner, M. J., D. M. Suszcynsky, and D. A. Smith, "LF/VLF Intracloud Waveform Classification," LA-UR 03-2078, presented at International Conference on Atmospheric Electricity, Versailles, France, June 9-13, 2003. PDF HTML
Heavner, M. J., D. M. Suszcynsky, D. A. Smith, A. R. Jacobson, and B. D. Heavner, "FORTE Compact Intra-cloud discharge detection parameterized by peak current estimate," LAUR-02-5759, presented at Fall American Geophysical Union meeting, December 2002. HTML
Heavner, MJ, DM Suszcynsky, BD Heavner, A Jacobson, DA Smith, TE Light, J Fitzgerald, XM Shao, and M Stanley, Satellite radio observations of lightning, presented at COSPAR, October 2002, LA-UR-02-4770.
Heavner, MJ, DA Smith, and AR Jacobson, Leader Studies with the Los Alamos Sferic Array, LAUR-01-4198, presented Fall American Geophysical Union meeting, December 2001, HTML
Heavner M J, D A Smith, A Jacobson, A Waldrum, J Harlin, and K Eack, "Los Alamos Sferic Array Investigation of Lightning VLF/VHF Phenomenology", LAUR-00-4198, presented Fall American Geophysical Union meeting, December 2000, HTML.
Heavner, Matthew J., David A. Smith, and Jeremiah Harlin, "Current Los Alamos Sferic Array Studies", presented at 2000 International Lightning Detection Conference, November 7, 2000, HTML.
Heavner, MJ, "The optical determination of sprite energetics", 33rd COSPAR Assembly, July 16-23, 2000, Warsaw Poland, invited presentation.
Heavner, MJ, DD Sentman, DR Moudry, and EM Wescott, "Sprites, Blue Jets, and Elves: Optical Evidence of Energy Transport Across the Stratopause", IAGA Workshop on Lower Atmosphere Effects on the Ionosphere and Upper Atmosphere, July 25-28, 2000, Prague, Czech Republic.
Sentman, DD and MJ Heavner (presentation by M J Heavner), "Coincident Observations of Sprites and OH Gravity Wave Emissions", IAGA Workshop on Lower Atmosphere Effects on the Ionosphere and Upper Atmosphere, July 25-28, 2000, Prague, Czech Republic.
Heavner MJ, DD Sentman, EM Wescott, HC Stenbaek-Nielsen, MG McHarg, DR Moudry, FT Sao Sabbas, JS Morrill, CL Siefring, EJ Bucsella, Peak Energy of Sprites, Fall AGU, 1999 HTML
Heavner, M, D Moudry, D Sentman, E Wescott, J Morrill, C Siefring, E Bucsela, D Osborne, J Desroschers, H Nielsen, J Winick, J Kristl, T Hudson, L Peticolas, V Besser, "Ionization in Sprites," EOS Trans. Am. Geophys. Union, 79, 1998.
Woodard, R, M Heavner, D Moudry, D Sentman, E Wescott, J Morrill, C Siefring, E Bucsela, D Osborne, J Desroschers, H Nielsen, J Winick, J Kristl, T Hudson, L Peticolas, V Besser, "Spatial Variation of Ion and Neutral Emissions in Sprites," EOS Trans. Am. Geophys. Union, 79, 1998.
Heavner MJ, DR Moudry, DD Sentman, EM Wescott, "Spectral Measurements of Sprite Optical Energy", CEDAR poster, June 11, 1997, HTML
Heavner, MJ, DR Moudry, DD Sentman, EM Wescott, "Observations of Variations in Optical Sprite Spectra", Fall 1997 AGU Meeting, A22C-06.
Heavner, M.J., D.L. Hampton, D.D. Sentman, and E.M. Wescott, "Optical Spectra of Sprites," Proceedings of the 10th Annual Conference on Atmospheric Electricity, p 608, The Society of Atmospheric Electricity of Japan, Osaka, June, 1996.
Heavner, M.J., and D.D. Sentman, "Ionospheric Height Correction Analysis of Long-Term, Multi-Station Schumann Resonance Observations," Proceedings of the 10th Annual Conference on Atmospheric Electricityy, p 700, The Society of Atmospheric Electricity of Japan, Osaka, June, 1996.
Heavner, M.J., D.R. Moudry, D.D. Sentman, E.M. Wescott, and J.T. Desroschers, "Spectral Observations of Sprites," EOS Trans. Am. Geophys. Union, 77(46), F60, 1996.
Peticolas, L.M., M.J. Heavner, and D.D. Sentman, "Long Term Schumann Resonance Records from Three Stations," EOS Trans. Am. Geophys. Union, 77(46), F81, 1996.
Desroschers, JT, MJ Heavner, DL Hampton, DD Sentman, EM Wescott, "A Preliminary Morphology of Optical Transients Above Thunderstorms," Poster A32C-04, Fall AGU Meeting. HTML
Heavner M J, D R Moudry, D D Sentman, E M Wescott, and J T Descroschers, "Sprites over Central and South America," EOS Trans. AGU, 76(46), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract A41D-10, 1995.
Szuberla, C.A., M.J. Heavner, and D.D. Sentman, "Ionospheric Height Correction Analysis of Long Term, Multi-Station Schumann Resonance Data," EOS Trans. Am. Geophys. Union, December, 1995.
Heavner, M.J., D.D. Sentman, E.M. Wescott, D.L. Hampton, D.L. Osborne, and J.D. Williams, "Spatial Dimensions of Red Sprites and Blue Jets as Triangulated from Two Aircraft," EOS Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, 5(44), 115, 1994.
Hood E, MJ Heavner, DR Fatland, and C Connor, "Applications of a Sensor Web in Southeast Alaska," presented at the North Pacifc Environmental Satellite Workshop for Coastal and Marine Applications, May 29, 2007.
Mathews EA, M Heavner, and BP Kelly, "Fostering collaborations in marine biology and coastal ecology: REU in Alaska 200-2007" at NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates PI Meeting, Washington DC, March 2007.
Fatland DR, S Nagorski, C Connor, MJ Heavner, and E Hood, "SEAMONSTER Education: A Sensor Network Project in Southeast Alaska," presented at Fall American Geophysical Union meeting, San Francisco, CA, Dec 2006, ED43B-0937.
Fatland DR, MJ Heavner, E Hood, C Connor, and S Nagorski, "SEAMONSTER: A Smart Sensor Web in Southeast Alaska," presented at Fall American Geophysical Union meeting, San Francisco, CA, Dec 2006, IN23A-1218.
Sato T, S Miura, W Sun, AM Kaufman, R Cross, JT Freymueller, and M Heavner, "ISEA (International geodetic project in SouthEastern Alaska) for rapid uplifting caused by glacial retreat: (4) Gravity tide observation," presented at Fall American Geophysical Union meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 2006, G33B-0067.
Seifert SL, AJ Lembo, TC Scharz, TR Anderson, M Heavner, MJ Walter, DR Fatland, and E Knuth, "Locating Hydrologically Sensitive Areas in the Northeastern US: Internet Map Services as Tools for Improving Surface-Water Quality," presented at Fall American Geophysical Union meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 2006, H43B-0498.
Shao, XM and MJ Heavner, "Physical Implication of VLF/LF Radiation Pulses in the Initial Milliseconds of Lightning Discharges," presented at the 17th International IEEE Zurich Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility, Feb 27-March 3, 2006 in Signapore.
Fatland, DR, MJ Heavner, and S Anandakrishnan, "Power Management and Data Recovery: Results and Recipes from Vexcel's Wireless Sensor Network Project," presented at the 2005 Fall American Geophysical Union Meeting, December 2005, San Francisco, California.
Mallott, EK and MJ Heavner, "Nightly Activity Patterns of Bats on Prince of Wales Island, Alaska," presented at the 35th Annual North American Symposium on Bat Research, October 2005, Sacramento, California.
Fatland, DR, S Anandakrishnan, and MJ Heavner, "Field Instrumentation with Bricks: Wireless Networks Built From Tough, Cheap, Reliable Field Computers," presented at the Fall American Geophysical Union meeting, December 2004, San Francisco, California.
Hood E, M Heavner, D Shallies, and E Knuth, "Mountain climate and snowpack data acquisition using a wireless network in Southeastern Alaska," presented at the Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, 2005, Denver, Colorado.
Boeck, W. L., M. J. Heavner, R. Blakeslee, and O. Vaughan, Jr., "Algorithm to find range to TLEs for ISUAL," presented at the ROCSAT-2 Science Workshop, May 18, 2004, Taiwan.
Carter, P, M. Heavner, and E. Hood, "Evaluating the Stuffblock and Shear Frame/Tilt Board Snowpack Stability Tests as Snow Avalanche Forecasting Tools," presented at 72nd Annual Western Snow Conference, April 19-22, 2004.
Suszcynsky, D. M., A. R. Jacobson, M. Heavner, M. B. Pongratz, and C. T. Rhodes, "VHF Lightning Detection From GPS Orbit as a means of Nowcasting Global Convection and Severe Weather," presented to the American Meteorological Society Meeting, for the 20th International Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology, in the "Satellite IIPS and Applications" session, January, 2004.
Boeck, W. L. and M. J. Heavner, "Comparison study of LIS and EDOT Lightning Detection," presented at Fall American Geophysical Union meeting, December 2003.
Shao, X. M. and M. J. Heavner, "Possible itnerpretations of VLF-LF Radiation waveshapes produced at the initial stage of lightning discharges," presented at Fall American Geophysical Union meeting, December 2003.
Siefring, C., J. Morrill, E. Bucsela, M. J. Heavner and S. Berg, "The Spectroscopy and Energetics of Red Sprites," presented at Fall American Geophysical Union meeting, December 2003.
Stanley, M. A., D. M. Suszcynsky, and M. J. Heavner, "The meteorological setting of narrow bipolar events," presented at Fall American Geophysical Union meeting, December 2003.
Stanley, M. A and M. J. Heavner, "Tall structure lightning induced by sprite-producing discharges," presented at 2003 International Conference on Atmospheric Electricity, Versailles, France, June 2003.
Suszcynsky, D. M., T. J. Fitzgerald, M. J. Heavner, A. R. Jacobson, T. E. Light, M. B. Pongratz, and C. T. Rhodes, "The detection of VHF lightning from GPS orbit," to be presented at 2003 International Conference on Atmospheric Electricity, Versailles, France, June 2003. LA-UR 02-6377.
Junor W, M Heavner, Could LOFAR see lightning on the gas giants?, presented at EGS/AGU/EUG Joint Assembly in Nice, France, April 10, 2003.
Mathews J D, M A Stanley, V P Pasko, T G Wood, U S Inan, M J Heavner, and S A Cummer, "Electromagnetic signatures of the Puerto Rico blue jet and its parent thunderstorm," presented at the 2002 Fall American Geophysical Union conference.
Suszcynsky, D M, M J Heavner, B Heavner, and M A Stanley, "Narrow Bipolar Events as direct indicators of thunderstorm convective strength," presented at the 2002 Fall American Geophysical Union conference. LA-UR 02-5512.
Suszcynsky, D. M., J. Fitzgerald, M. J. Heavner, B. Heavner, and A. Jacobson, "The detection of VHF lightning from GPS orbit," presented at 2002 Global Atmospherics' International Lightning Detection Conference. LA-UR 02-6380.
Davis, S M, D M Suszcynsky, M J Heavner, A M Jacobson, T E Light, "FORTE Observations of Simultaneous VHF and Optical Emissions From Lightning: Optical Source Properties and Discrimination Capability," EOS Trans. AGU, 82(47), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract AE11A-0057, 2001, LA-UR-01-5187. PDF
Siefring, C L, E J Bucsela, J S Morrill, M J Heavner, S L Berg, S Slinker, D R Moudry, D D Sentman, E M Wescott, D Osborne, "Electron energies, densities, and electric fields in sprites observed from aircraft based optical observations," EOS Trans. AGU, 82(47), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract AE22A-11, 2001.
Suszcynsky, D M, S M Davis, A R Jacobson, M J Heavner, M B Pongratz, "VHF Global Lightning and Severe Storm Monitoring From Space: Storm-level characterization of VHF lightning emissions," EOS Trans. AGU, 82(47), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract AE12A-0075, 2001.
Wescott, E M, D D Sentman, H C Stenbaek-Nielsen, P Huet, M J Heavner, D R Moudry, "New Evidence for the Brightness and Ionization of Blue Starters and Blue Jets," EOS Trans. AGU, 82(47), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract AE22A-08, 2001.
Sentman D D, E M Wescott, H C Stenbae-Nielsen, M J Heavner, D R Moudry, "Effects of Lightning on the Middle and Upper Atmosphere: Some New Results," COSPAR Colloquium "Space Weather Study Using Multi-point Techniques", Taipie, Taiwan, Sept 27029, 2000.
Smith DA, MJ Heavner, AR Jacobson, XM Shao, "The Los Alamos Sferic Array: Recent Improvements and Validation Studies," Fall American Geophysical Union Meeting, Poster A52C-04, Eos Trans. AGU, 81 (48), Fall Meet. Suppl., 2000, LAUR-00-4192. PDF
Bucsela, E J, Morrill, J S, Siefring, C L, Heavner, M J, Bowels, J H, Moudry, D R, Sentman, D , D, Wescott, E M, Osborne, D L, Stenbaek-Nielsen, H C, Peticolas, L M, Besser, V , "UV Spectral and Image Observations of Sprites During EXL98," EOS Trans. Am. Geophys. Union, 80, F225, 1999.
Moudry, D R, Stenbaek-Nielsen, H C, Heavner, M J, Sentman, D D, Wescott, E M, Sao Sabbas, F T, "Depletion and rebrightening in sprites," EOS Trans. Am. Geophys. Union, 80, F225, 1999.
Sentman, D D, Wescott, E M, Stenbaek-Nielsen, H C, Heavner, M J, Moudry, D R, Sao Sabbas, F T, "Observations of Gravity Waves Associated With a Sprite-Producing Storm," EOS Trans. Am. Geophys. Union, 80, F227, 1999.
Siefring, C L, J S Morrill, P A Bernhardt, J H Bowles, D D Sentman, E M Wescott, D L Osborne, M J Heavner, D R Moudry, and E J Bucsela, "Preliminary Analysis of Near-Infrared and Near-Ultraviolet Measurements of Sprites, Elves and Blue Jets from the EXL98 Campaign, URSI, 1999.
Siefring, C L, Morrill, J S, Sentman, D D, Moudry, D R, Wescott, E M, Heavner, M J, Osborne, D L, Bucsela, E J, "Do Sprites Sometimes Connect to the Cloud Tops?" EOS Trans. Am. Geophys. Union, 80, F225, 1999.
Stenbaek-Nielsen, H C, Moudry, D R, Wescott, E M, Sentman, D D, Heavner, M J, Sao Sabbas, F T, "Sprite Observations at 1000 Frames per Second," EOS Trans. Am. Geophys. Union, 80, F224, 1999.
Taylor, M J, R M Dial, M Heavner, D Sentman, E M Wescott, and D R Moudry, "Unusually Low Altitude Sprite Emissions Observed in the Nitrogen First Positive Band Emission at 665 nm," IUGG Birmingham, 1999.
Wescott, E M, Stenbaek-Nielsen, H C, Sentman, D D, Moudry, D R, Heavner, M J, and Sao Sabbas, F T, "Optical Observations of Sprites and Elves During the NASA 1999 Sprites Balloon Campaign, EOS Trans. Am. Geophys. Union, 80, F216, 1999.
Wescott, L W, Wescott, E M, Stenbaek-Nielsen, H C, Sentman, D D, Moudry, D R, Heavner, M J, Sao Sabbas, F T, "Triangulation of Sprites and Elves From the NASA 1999 Sprites Balloon Campaign EOS Trans. Am. Geophys. Union, 80, F217, 1999.
Benesch, W, J Morrill, C Siefring, E Bucsela, J Bowels, M Heavner, D Moudry, D Sentman, E Wescott, D Osborne, J Desrochers, H Nielsen, L Peticolas, J Winick, J Kristl, T Hudson, "Overview of NUV Observations During EXL 98," EOS Trans. Am. Geophys. Union, 79, 1998.
Bernhardt, P, C Siefring, J Morrill, D Sentman, E Wescott, M Heavner, D Osborne, E Bucsela, "Near-InfraRed (NIR) Measurements During the EXL98 Campaign," EOS Trans. Am. Geophys. Union, 79, 1998.
Besser, V, D Moudry, M Heavner, D Sentman, E Wescott, J Morrill, C Siefring, D Osborne, and D Hampton, "Case Study of a Sprite," EOS Trans. Am. Geophys. Union, 79, 1998.
Bowles, J, C Siefring, J Morrill, P Bernhardt, D Sentman, D Maudry, E Bucsela, D Osborne, E Wescott, M Heavner, "Do Sprites Sometimes Connect to the Cloud Tops?" EOS Trans. Am. Geophys. Union, 79, 1998.
Bucsela, E, J Morrill, C Siefring, M Heavner, D Moudry, D Sentman, E Wescott, D Osborne, W Benesch, "Estimating Electron Energies in Sprites from 1NG/2PG Intensity Ratios," EOS Trans. Am. Geophys. Union, 79, 1998.
Deehr, C, E Wescott, D Sentman, H Stenbaek-Nielsen, M Heavner, D Moudry, C Siefring, J Morrill, E Buscela, "New Evidence for Ionization of Blue Starters and Blue Jets," EOS Trans. Am. Geophys. Union, 79, 1998.
Moudry, D, M Heavner, D Sentman, E Wescott, J Morrill, and C Siefring, "Morphology of Sprites," EOS Trans. AGU, Fall Meet. Suppl., 79(45), 1998.
Remick K, D Sentman, E Wescott, M Heavner, D Moudry, "Small Scale Structure in Sprite Tendrils," EOS Trans. AGU, Fall Meet. Suppl., 79(45), Abstract A31A-17, 1998.
Sentman, D, E Wescott, J Winick, C Siefring, J Morrill, D Baker, P Bernhardt, M Heavner, D Moudry, D Osborne, J Desrochers, L Peticolas, V Besser, "The EXL98 Sprites Campaign," EOS Trans. Am. Geophys. Union, 79, 1998.
Siefring, C, P Bernhardt, J Morrill, D Sentman, E Wescott, M Heavner, D Osborne, E Bucsela, "Correlation Between Ambient Near InfraRed (NIR) Airglow and Sprite Structures," EOS Trans. Am. Geophys. Union, 79, 1998.
Wescott, E, D Sentman, H Stenbaek-Nielsen, M Heavner, D Moudry, U Inan, T Bell, M Stanley, "'Columniform' Sprites: Their Optical Characteristics, ELF and VLF Signatures, and Relationship To Lightning," EOS Trans. Am. Geophys. Union, 79, 1998.
Benesch, W, J Morrill, E Bucsela, C Seifring, S Berg, V Pasko, M Heavner, and E Wescott, "Model results of time-resolved visible and UV molecular nitrogen emissions in sprites, EOS Trans. AGU, 78(46), Abstract A11E-08, 1997.
Moudry, D.R., M.J. Heavner, D.D. Sentman, and E.M. Wescott, "Sprites Over Small Storms," EOS Trans. Am Geophys. Union, 78(46), F83, 1997.
Peticolas, L.M., D.D. Sentman, and M.J Heavner, "Magnetic Ellipticity of Schumann Resonances," EOS Trans. Am Geophys. Union, 78(46), F81, 1997.
Sentman, D.D., E.M. Wescott, M.J. Heavner, and D.R. Moudry, "Horizontal Banded Structure in Sprites," EOS Trans. Am Geophys. Union, 78(46), F71, 1997.
Sentman, D.D., and M.J. Heavner, "Multi-Year Global Observations of Schumann Resonances," Invited Talk, Third International Conference on the Physics of Lightning, St. Jean de Luz, France, September, 1997.
Siefring C L, J S Morril, E J Bucsela, V P Pasko, S L Berg, W M Benesch, E M Wescott, and M J Heavner, "Predicted Near-UV Spectroscopy of Sprites," EOS Trans. AGU, Fall Meet. Suppl., 78(46), Abstract A22C-05, 1997.
Wescott, E.M., D.D. Sentman, M.J. Heavner, and D.R. Moudry, "The Taxonomy of Sprites, Their Altitude Structure, and Relationships to Lightning Current and Ionospheric Height," EOS Trans. AGU, Fall Meet. Suppl., 78(46), Abstract A12A-02, 1997.
Green B D, W T Rawlins, M E Fraser, L Jeong, W A M Blumberg, D L Hampton, E M Wescott, D D Sentman, and M J Heavner, "Molecular Excitation from Sprite Emission Spectra," EOS Trans. AGU, 77(46), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract A11A-20, 1996.
Hickey, K., D.D. Sentman, and M.J. Heavner, "Ground Based Observations of Ionospheric Resonator Bands," EOS Trans. Am. Geophys. Union, 77(46), F92, 1996.
Moudry, D.R., M.J. Heavner, D.D. Sentman, E.M. Wescott, and J.T. Desrochers, "Optical Spectra of Sprites at Various Altitudes," EOS Trans. Am. Geophys. Union, 77(46), F69, 1996.
Sentman, D.D., M.J. Heavner, D.J. Hampton and E.M. Wescott, "Branching Structure in Sprite Tendrils," Proceedings of the 10th Annual Conference on Atmospheric Electricity, p 604, The Society of Atmospheric Electricity of Japan, Osaka, June, 1996.
Sentman, D.D., M.J. Heavner, D.N. Baker, T.E. Cayton, and B.J. Fraser, "Effects of Solar Storms on the Schumann Resonances in Late 1989," Proceedings of the 10th Annual Conference on Atmospheric Electricity, p 696, The Society of Atmospheric Electricity of Japan, Osaka, June, 1996.
Sentman, D.D., E.M. Wescott, M.J. Heavner, and D.R. Moudry, "Observations of Sprite Beads and Balls," EOS Trans. Am. Geophys. Union, 77(46), F61, 1996.
Wescott, E.M., D.D. Sentman, M.J. Heavner, and D.R. Moudry, "Blue Jets, Lightning and Large Hail," EOS Trans. AGU, Fall Meet. Suppl., 77(46), Abstract A72C-03, 1996.
Hampton D L, M J Heavner, E M Wescott, and D D Sentman, "Optical Spectra of Sprites," EOS Trans. AGU, Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract A41D-03, 1995.
Peticolas, L.M., D.D. Sentman, and M.J. Heavner, "Long Base Line, Long Term Observations of Diurnal Variations of Schumann Resonances," EOS Trans. Am. Geophys. Union, December, 1995
Sentman D D, M J Heavner, and E R Williams, "Long Baseline Observations of Schumann Resonances," IUGG XXI General Assembly, July 1995.
Sentman, D.D., E.M. Wescott, J. Williams, D.L. Hampton, M.J. Heavner, and D.L. Osborne, "ELF/VLF Signatures of Red Sprites and Blue Jets," EOS Trans. Am. Geophys. Union, December, 1995.
Sentman, D.D., E.M. Wescott, D.L. Osborne, M.J. Heavner and D.J. Hampton, "The Peru95 Sprites Campaign: Overview," EOS Trans. AGU, Spring Meet. Suppl., 76(17), Abstract A32A-06, May, 1995.
Wescott E M, D D Sentman, D L Osborne, M J Heavner, and D L Hampton, "The Peru95 Sprites Campaign: Aircraft video Observations of Equatorial Sprites," EOS Trans. AGU, Spring Meet. Suppl., 76(16), 1995.
Desrochers, J., D.L. Hampton, D.D. Sentman, E.M. Wescott, M.J. Heavner, D.L. Osborne, and J.D. Williams, "Calculated Brightnesses of Red Sprites and Blue Jets," EOS Trans. Am. Geophys. Union, 5(44), 115, 1994.
Osborne, D.L., D.D. Sentman, E.M. Wescott, D.L. Hampton, and M.J. Heavner, "Video Imaging Systems Used in the Sprites94 Aircraft Campaign," EOS Trans. Am. Geophys. Union, 5(44), 115, 1994.
Sentman, D.D., E.M. Wescott, J.D. Williams, D.L. Hampton, M.J. Heavner, and D.L. Osborne, "ELF/VLF Signatures of Red Sprites and Blue Jets," EOS Trans. Am. Geophys. Union, 75(44), 108, 1994.
Wescott, E.M., D.D. Sentman, D.L. Hampton, M.J. Heavner, D.L. Osborne, and J. Williams, "Overview of the Sprites94 Aircraft Campaign and Results, " EOS Trans. AGU, Fall Meet. Suppl., 75(44), Abstract A21G-03, 1994.
Wescott, E.M., D.D. Sentman, D.L. Hampton, M.J. Heavner, D.L. Osborne, and J. Williams, "Blue Jets, a Newly Documented Upper Atmosphere Phenomenon," EOS Trans. AGU, Fall Meet. Suppl., 75(44), Abstract A31A-02, 1994.
"Sensor Networks for Environmental Monitoring in Juneau," Mendenhall Glacier Visitor's Center, US Forest Service. Juneau, Alaska, February 16, 2007. Two lectures, approximately 70 people in attendance.
"Lightning and Fire", Anchorage Museum of History and Art Science Lecture Series, Anchorage, Alaska, April 13, 2006 (~65 people).
"Bats: Studying Noises in the Night," Evening at Egan UAS, Juneau, Alaska, October 22, 2004, (~75 people).
"Lightning and Fire," Science for Alaska public lecture series. Juneau, Alaska February 16, 2004, (~275 people). Fairbanks, Alaska February 24, 2004, (~450 people)
Heavner, JE and MJ, Heavner, Research Update, The American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, November 2002 Newsletter. (A comment on electronic publishing), http://www.asra.com/newsletters/2002november/research_update.iphtml, (local)
Heavner M and M Taylor, "Transient Optical Emissions in the Upper Atmosphere," CEDAR Post Workshop Report, August 1999.
Carter, P, M Heavner, and E Hood, Evaluating the Stuffblock and Tilt Board Snowpack Stability Tests, The Avalanche Review, Vol 23, No 4, p14-15, April 2005.
Smith, DA, MJ Heavner, DN Holden, CERF Phase 3 Report: Observations of Radio Emissions from Conventional Bombs, LA-CP-03-0652, 2003.
Arrowood, J, T Braun, M Heavner, and M Dunham, A Universal Signal Descriptor Word, 2002.
Smith, DA, DN Holden, MJ Heavner, RF Emissions from From Conventional Explosives, LA-CP 02-536, presented at RF Sensing R+D Symposium, SPAWAR, Charleston, SC, November 18-21, 2002.
Smith, DA, DN Holden, MJ Heavner, AM Mielke, Passive HF/VHF/UHF Radio Measurements from Vandenberg Rocket Launches, LA-CP 02-527, October 31, 2002.
Smith, DA, DN Holden, MJ Heavner, Field Collection of Radio Frequency (RF) Signatures for Proliferation Detection, LA-UR 02-2439.
Smith, DA, DN Holden, MJ Heavner, CERF Phase 2 NTS Report: Radio Frequency Measurements from DK Test Trials, November 2001, April 1, 2002, LA-CP 02-163.
Smith, DA, DN Holden, and MJ Heavner, Passive RF Sensing for Missile Defense, Presented at 2002 MSS MD-SEA Meeting in Monterey, CA, 2002, LA-CP-02-018.
Smith, DA, DN Holden, MJ Heavner, Passive RF Sensing for Missile Defense, Feb 5, 2002, LA-CP 02-011.
Byers, WB, CA Conger, M Heavner, PJ Morrison, R Matthews, M Rogers, NJ Redmond, WJ Schaefer, RW Sutton, FM Tesche, LE Williams, Missile Electromagnetic Signature (MES) Detection: Results of SA-2 Static Firing Measurments, October 1, 2001.
Heavner, MJ, DA Smith, Lightning Activity in Los Alamos Area 1998-2000, LA-UR-01-3907, 2001.
Smith, DA, DN Holden, MJ Heavner, Passive Radio Frequency Measurements from Static Rocket Tests at Edwards Air Force Base, Feb. - Mar, 2001, LA-CP-01-377, 2001.
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