Kenneth L. Cummins

Florida Institute of Technology — United States

Physics and Astronomy · Physical Sciences

38h-index7.1kcitations174works3.72yr avg
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Research Topics

Lightning and Electromagnetic Phenomena(128), Fire effects on ecosystems(91), Electrical Fault Detection and Protection(21), Atmospheric aerosols and clouds(17), Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics(13)

Publications174 total

Multi-frequency signatures of space-leader evolution in negative cloud-to-ground lightning stepped leaders
Atmospheric Research·2026
On the Benefits of Tower-Mounted Measurement of Near-Surface Quasi-Static Electric Fields
Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology·2025
Comment on egusphere-2025-1015
2025Open Access
Comment on egusphere-2025-1015
2025Open Access
Space and ground-based measurements of negative cloud-to-ground strokes with and without significant continuing currents
Atmospheric Research·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
Thunder, Lightning, and Earthquakes and Their Impact on the Sanctuary of Zeus On Mt. Lykaion
Hesperia The Journal of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens·2024
Geophysical Observations of the 2023 September 24 OSIRIS-REx Sample Return Capsule Reentry
The Planetary Science Journal·2024· 24 citedOpen Access
Parameters of the Lightning Attachment Processes in a Negative Cloud‐To‐Ground Stroke Observed on a Microsecond Timescale
Geophysical Research Letters·2023· 7 citedOpen Access
Characteristics of upward-connecting-leader current leading to attachment in downward negative cloud-to-ground lightning strokes
Atmospheric Research·2023· 3 citedOpen Access
Performance Evaluation of the Lightning Imaging Sensor on the International Space Station
Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology·2023· 12 citedOpen Access
Lightning stroke rates, atmospheric electric potential gradient data, and Schumann resonance data corresponding to the eruption of the Hunga Tonga - Hunga Ha'apai volcano on January 15, 2022
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)·2023· 1 citedOpen Access
Lightning stroke rates, atmospheric electric potential gradient data, and Schumann resonance data corresponding to the eruption of the Hunga Tonga - Hunga Ha'apai volcano on January 15, 2022
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)·2022Open Access
Surface Potential Gradients and NEXRAD Radar Reflectivities Before the Onset of Lightning at the KSC‐ER
Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres·2022Open Access
Upward Leader Currents Measured at the Kennedy Space Center Industrial Area Tower
International Conference on Lightning Protection·2021
Lightning Occurrence and Casualties in U.S. National Parks
Weather Climate and Society·2021· 5 cited
Thunderstorm and fair-weather quasi-static electric fields over land and ocean
Atmospheric Research·2021· 19 citedOpen Access
Inferences on upward leader characteristics from measured currents
Atmospheric Research·2020· 11 cited
Characteristics of Unconnected Upward Leader Currents Measured at the KSC Industrial Area Tower
AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts·2020
Flash size and within-flash time evolution of cloud-top optical emissions: Implications for satellite-based lightning observations
2020Open Access
Time Evolution of Satellite‐Based Optical Properties in Lightning Flashes, and its Impact on GLM Flash Detection
Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres·2020· 70 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Leslie J. Dorfman(9), E. Philip Krider(8), Martin J. Murphy(5), Marcelo M. F. Saba(5), Wolfgang Schulz(5), Richard E. Orville(5), Vladimir A. Rakov(4), O. Pinto(4), Amitabh Nag(4), William J. Koshak(4), Gerhard Diendorfer(3), C. J. Biagi(3), Ronald L. Holle(3), Tom A. Warner(3), Leandro Z. S. Campos(3), John A. Cramer(3), A. E. Pifer(2), Dennis J. Boccippio(2), Steven J. Goodman(2), Alberto Borghetti(2)