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Wu, T., Smith, D. M., Wada, Y., Nakazawa, K., Oguchi, M., Kamogawa, M., et al. (2025). Energetic compact strokes as the major source of downward terrestrial gamma-ray flashes in winter thunderstorms. Geophysical Research Letters, 52, e2024GL113194, doi:10.1029/2024GL113194. PDF link
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Yang, Q., Wang, D., Yang, J., Liu, H., Wu, T., & Takagi, N. (2025). Initiation process of a winter cloud-to-ground lightning flash. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 130, e2024JD041672, doi:10.1029/2024JD041672. link
Yang, Q., Wang, D., Yang, J., & Wu, T. (2025). Observation of the first stepping process of three winter lightning discharges. Geophysical Research Letters, 52, e2024GL111468, doi:10.1029/2024GL111468. link
D. Shi, J. Zhang, P. Gao, D. Zheng, Q. Qi, J. Shao, S. Kan, D. Wang, T. Wu, (2024). The Characterization of Electric Field Pulses Observed in the Preliminary Breakdown Processes of Normal and Inverted Intracloud Flashes. Remote Sensing, 16(20), 3899, doi:10.3390/rs16203899. link
F. Liu, T. Neubert, O. Chanrion, G. Lu, T. Wu, F. Lyu, W. Lyu, C. Köhn, D. Li, B. Zhu & J. Lei, (2024). Polarity transitions of narrow bipolar events in thundercloud tops reaching the lower stratosphere. Nature Communications, 15, 7344, doi:10.1038/s41467-024-51705-y. link
Ortberg, J., Smith, D. M., Kamogawa, M., Dwyer, J., Bowers, G., Chaffin, J., Lapierre, J., Wang, D., Wu, T., Suzuki, T., (2024). Two laterally distant TGFs from negative cloud-to-ground strokes in Uchinada, Japan. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 129, e2023JD039020, doi:10.1029/2023JD039020. link
Wada, Y., Wu, T., Wang, D., Enoto, T., Nakazawa, K., Morimoto, T., et al. (2023). Termination of downward-oriented gamma-ray glow by normal-polarity in-cloud discharge activity. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 128, e2023JD038606, doi:10.1029/2023JD038606. link
Wu, T., Wang, D., & Takagi, N. (2023). High-accuracy classification of radiation waveforms of lightning return strokes. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 128, e2023JD038715, doi:10.1029/2023JD038715.
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Tsurumi, M., Enoto, T., Ikkatai, Y., Wu, T., Wang, D., Shinoda, T., et al. (2023). Citizen science observation of a gamma-ray glow associated with the initiation of a lightning flash. Geophysical Research Letters, 50, e2023GL103612, doi:10.1029/2023GL103612.
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Gao Panliang, Shi Dongdong, Wu Ting, Wang Daohong, Ji Xiaoling (2023).
Characteristics of the preliminary breakdown in inverted-polarity intracloud lightning flashes. J Appl Meteor Sci, 34(3), 324-335, doi:10.11898/1001-7313.20230306.
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Yang, Junchen, Daohong Wang, Haitao Huang, Ting Wu, Nobuyuki Takagi, and Kazuo Yamamoto (2023).
A 3D Interferometer-Type Lightning Mapping Array for Observation of Winter Lightning in Japan. Remote Sensing, 15, 1923, doi:10.3390/rs15071923.
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Wu, T., Wang, D., & Takagi, N. (2022). On the Intensity of First Return Strokes in Positive Cloud-To-Ground Lightning in Winter.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 127, e2022JD037282, doi:10.1029/2022JD037282.
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Daohong Wang, Ting Wu, Haitao Huang, Junchen Yang, Kazuo Yamamoto (2022).
3D Mapping of Winter Lightning in Japan with an Array of Discone Antennas.
IEEJ Trans Elec Electron Eng., doi:10.1002/tee.23667.
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Haitao Huang, Daohong Wang, Junchen Yang, Ting Wu, Nobuyuki Takagi (2022).
Complicated aspects of a CG lightning flash observed in winter storm in Japan.
Journal of Atmospheric Electricity, 41(1), 11-29, doi:10.1541/jae.41.11.
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Dongdong Shi, Panliang Gao, Ting Wu, Daohong Wang and Wei Jiang (2022).
Pulse Parameters and Peak Currents of Return Strokes Observed by the Ningxia FALMA in the Chinese Inland Areas.
Remote Sensing, 14(8), 1838, doi:10.3390/rs14081838.
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Wada, Y., Morimoto, T., Nakamura, Y., Wu, T., Enoto, T., Nakazawa, K., et al. (2022).
Characteristics of low-frequency pulses associated with downward terrestrial gamma-ray flashes.
Geophysical Research Letters, 49, e2021GL097348, doi:10.1029/2021GL097348.
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Huang, H., Wang, D., Wu, T., & Takagi, N. (2021).
Recoil leader and associated discharge features observed during the progression of a multi-branched upward lightning flash.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 126, e2021JD035162, doi:10.1029/2021JD035162. link
Wu, T., Wang, D., Huang, H., & Takagi, N. (2021).
The Strongest Negative Lightning Strokes in Winter Thunderstorms in Japan.
Geophysical Research Letters, 48, e2021GL095525, doi:10.1029/2021GL095525.
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Wu, T., Wang, D., & Takagi, N. (2021). Compact Lightning Strokes in Winter Thunderstorms.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 126, e2021JD034932, doi:10.1029/2021JD034932.
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Daohong Wang, Dong Zheng, Ting Wu, Nobuyuki Takagi (2021). Winter Positive Cloud‐to‐Ground Lightning Flashes Observed by LMA in Japan.
IEEJ Trans Elec Electron Eng, 16, 402-411, doi:10.1002/tee.23310. link
Huang, H., Wang, D., Wu, T., & Takagi, N. (2020). Fine progression features of return stroke luminosity at the bottom of rocket-triggered lightning channels.
Journal of Atmospheric Electricity, 39(2), 1-13, doi:10.1541/jae.39.57. link
Ting Wu, Daohong Wang, Nobuyuki Takagi (2020). Multiple‐stroke positive cloud‐to‐ground lightning observed by the FALMA in winter thunderstorms in Japan.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 125, doi:10.1029/2020JD033039.
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Shi, D., Wang, D., Wu, T., & Takagi, N. (2020). A Comparison on the E‐change Pulses Occurring in the Bi‐level Polarity‐opposite Charge Regions of the Intra‐Cloud Lightning Flashes.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 125, doi:10.1029/2020JD032996.
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Ting Wu, Daohong Wang, Nobuyuki Takagi (2020). Upward negative leaders in positive upward lightning in winter: propagation velocities, electric field change waveforms, and triggering mechanism.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 125, doi:10.1029/2020JD032851.
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Ting Wu, Daohong Wang, Nobuyuki Takagi (2020). A negative cloud-to-ground lightning flash initiating at a high altitude and starting without classic preliminary breakdown pulses.
Journal of Atmospheric Electricity, 39(1), 16-32, doi:10.1541/jae.39.16.
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Shi, D., Wang, D., Wu, T., & Takagi, N. (2019). Temporal and Spatial Characteristics of Preliminary Breakdown Pulses in Intracloud Lightning Flashes.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 124, 12,901–12,914, doi:10.1029/2019JD031130.
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Haitao Huang, Daohong Wang, Ting Wu, Nobuyuki Takagi (2019). Progression Features of Dart Leaders in Natural Negative Cloud‐to‐Ground Lightning Flashes.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 124, 11143–11154, doi:10.1029/2019JD030990.
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Gao, P., Wang, D., Shi, D.,Wu, T., & Takagi, N. (2019). Characterization of Multitermination CG Flashes Using a 3D Lightning Mapping System (FALMA).
Atmospheres, 2019, 10(10), doi:10.3390/atmos10100625. link
Ting Wu, Daohong Wang, Nobuyuki Takagi (2019). Velocities of positive leaders in intracloud and negative cloud‐to‐ground lightning flashes.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 124, 9983–9995, doi:10.1029/2019JD030783.
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Shi, D., Wang, D., Wu, T., & Takagi, N. (2019). Correlation Between the First Return Stroke of Negative CG Lightning and Its Preceding Discharge Processes.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 124, 8501– 8510, doi.org/10.1029/2019JD030593.
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Zheng, D., Wang, D., Zhang,Y., Wu, T., & Takagi, N. (2019). Charge regions indicated by LMA lightning flashes in Hokuriku's winter thunderstorms.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 124, 7179–7206, doi:10.1029/2018JD030060.
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Ting Wu, Daohong Wang, Nobuyuki Takagi (2019). Intracloud lightning flashes initiated at high altitudes and dominated by downward positive leaders.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 124, 6982–6998, doi:10.1029/2018JD029907.
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Huang, H., Wang, D., Wu, T., & Takagi, N. (2018). Formation Features of Steps and Branches of an Upward Negative Leader.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 123, 12,597–12,605, doi:10.1029/2018JD028979.
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Shi, D., Wang, D., Wu, T., Thomas, R. J., Edens, H. E., Rison, W., Takagi, N., & Krehbiel, P. R. (2018),
Leader Polarity‐Reversal Feature and Charge Structure of Three Upward Bipolar Lightning Flashes, Journal of Geophysical Research, 123, 9430–9442, doi:10.1029/2018JD028637.
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Ting Wu, Daohong Wang, Nobuyuki Takagi (2018),
Locating preliminary breakdown pulses in positive cloud‐to‐ground lightning, Journal of Geophysical Research, 123, 7989–7998, doi:10.1029/2018JD028716.
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Daohong Wang, Ting Wu, Nobuyuki Takagi (2018),
Charge Structure of Winter Thunderstorm in Japan: a Review and an Update, IEEJ Transactions on Power and Energy, 138(5), 310-314, doi:10.1541/ieejpes.138.310.
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Ting Wu, Daohong Wang, Nobuyuki Takagi (2018),
Lightning Mapping with an Array of Fast Antennas, Geophysical Research Letters, 45, 3698-3705, doi:10.1002/2018GL077628.
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Stock, M. G., P. R. Krehbiel, J. Lapierre, T. Wu, M. A. Stanley, and H. E. Edens (2017),
Fast positive breakdown in lightning, J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 122, 8135–8152, doi:10.1002/2016JD025909.
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Naoki Tsukamoto, Ting Wu, Daohong Wang, Nobuyuki Takagi (2017),
Light Intensity Profiles of Return Strokes at the Bottom of Rocket-triggered and Natural Lightning Channels.
Journal of Atmospheric Electricity, 37(1), 1-9, doi:10.1541/jae.37.1.
Ting Wu, Daohong Wang, William Rison, Ronald J. Thomas, Harald E. Edens, Nobuyuki Takagi, Paul R. Krehbiel (2017),
Corona discharges from a windmill and its lightning protection tower in winter thunderstorms.
Journal of Geophysical Research, 122, 4849–4865, doi:10.1002/2016JD025832.
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S. Yoshida, T. Adachi, K. Kusunoki, S. Hayashi, T. Wu, T. Ushio, and E. Yoshikawa (2017),
Relationship between thunderstorm electrification and storm kinetics revealed by phased array weather radar.
Journal of Geophysical Research, 122, 3821–3836, doi:10.1002/2016JD025947.
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Hiroshi Kikuchi, Ting Wu, Tomoo Ushio, Satoru Yoshida, Zen Kawasaki (2017),
Application of digital beamforming method for a network of lightning location sensors in Low Frequency band.
Journal of Atmospheric Electricity, 36, 55-67. (In Japanese)
Hiroshi Kikuchi, Mitsuteru Sato, Tomoo Ushio, Takeshi Morimoto, Masayuki Kikuchi, Atsushi Yamazaki, Makoto Suzuki, Ryohei Ishida, Yuji Sakamoto, Ting Wu, and Zen Kawasaki (2017),
Simultaneous observations of optical lightning from space and LF band lightning waveforms from the ground.
Geophysical Research Letters, 44, 1123–1131, doi:10.1002/2016GL071783. link
H. Kikuchi, T. Wu, E. Yoshikawa, T. Ushio, H. Goto, F. Mizutani, M. Wada, and V. Chandrasekar (2017),
Performance of minimum mean square error (MMSE) beam forming for polarimetric phased array weather radar.
IEEE Trans. on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 55(5), 2757-2770, doi:10.1109/TGRS.2017.2653816. link
Ting Wu, Satoru Yoshida, Yasuhiro Akiyama, Michael Stock, Tomoo Ushio, Zen Kawasaki (2015),
Preliminary breakdown of intracloud lightning: initiation altitude, propagation speed, pulse train characteristics and step length estimation.
Journal of Geophysical Research, 120, 9071-9086, doi:10.1002/2015JD023546.
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Tomoo Ushio, Ting Wu, Satoru Yoshida (2015), Review of recent progress in lightning and thunderstorm detection techniques in Asia.
Atmospheric Research, 154, 89-102, doi:10.1016/j.atmosres.2014.10.001. link
Satoru Yoshida, Ting Wu, Tomoo Ushio, Kenichi Kusunoki, Yoshitaka Nakamura (2014), Initial results of LF sensor network for lightning observation and characteristics of lightning emission in LF band.
Journal of Geophysical Research, 119, 12,034-12,051, doi:10.1002/2014JD022065. link
Ting Wu, Satoru Yoshida, Tomoo Ushio, Zen Kawasaki, Daohong Wang (2014),
Lightning-initiator type of narrow bipolar events and their subsequent pulse trains.
Journal of Geophysical Research, 119, 7425-7438, doi:10.1002/2014JD021842.
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Shasha Liu, Wansheng Dong, Ting Wu, Hengyi Liu (2014), Relationships between Narrow Bipolar Events and Radar Echo in Southwest China.
Plateau Meteorology, 33(3), 801-810. (In Chinese) link
Satoru Yoshida, Ting Wu, Tomoo Ushio, Yuji Takayanagi (2014), Lightning observation in 3D using a multi LF sensor network and comparison with radar reflectivity.
IEEJ Transactions on Fundamentals and Materials, 134(4), 188-196. (In Japanese)
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Toshimichi Kawachi, Satoru Yoshida, Ting Wu, Tomoo Ushio (2014),
Altitude of occurring preliminary breakdown followed by lightning discharges and charge structure in a thunderstorm. Journal of Atmospheric Electricity,
34(1), 55-68. (In Japanese) link
Ting Wu, Satoru Yoshida, Tomoo Ushio, Zen Kawasaki, Yuji Takayanagi,Daohong Wang (2014).
Large bipolar lightning discharge events in winter thunderstorms in Japan. Journal of Geophysical Research,
119, 555-566, doi:10.1002/2013JD020369. PDF
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Ting Wu, Yuji Takayanagi, Tsuyoshi Funaki, Satoru Yoshida, Tomoo Ushio, Zen Kawasaki, Takeshi Morimoto, Yoshitaka Nakamura (2013).
Isolated large bipolar pulse (ILBP) produced by lightning discharges in winter thunderstorm. IEEJ Transactions on Fundamentals and Materials,
133(9), 451-457, doi:10.1541/ieejfms.133.451. link
Hengyi Liu, Wansheng Dong, Yijun Zhang, Dong Zheng, Biwu Yan, Yuheng Shi, Ting Wu (2013),
Three-Dimensional Observation of Chaotic Pulse Train Event in Negative Cloud-to-Ground Lightning Using VHF Broadband Digital Interferometer.
Plateau Meteorology, 32(4), 1186-1194. (In Chinese) link
Ting Wu, Yuji Takayanagi, Tsuyoshi Funaki, Satoru Yoshida, Tomoo Ushio, Zen Kawasaki, Takeshi Morimoto, Masahito Shimizu (2013).
Preliminary breakdown pulses of cloud-to-ground lightning in winter thunderstorms in Japan. Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics,
102, 91-98, doi:10.1016/j.jastp.2013.05.014. PDF
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Highly Cited Research
Ting Wu, Yuji Takayanagi, Satoru Yoshida, Tsuyoshi Funaki, Tomoo Ushio, Zen Kawasaki (2013).
Spatial relationship between lightning narrow bipolar events and parent thunderstorms as revealed by phased array radar. Geophysical Research Letters,
40, 618-623, doi:10.1002/grl.50112. PDF
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(selected as AGU Research Spotlight)
Ting Wu, Wansheng Dong, Yijun Zhang, Tsuyoshi Funaki, Satoru Yoshida, Takeshi Morimoto, Tomoo Ushio, Zen Kawasaki (2012).
Discharge height of lightning narrow bipolar events. Journal of Geophysical Research, 117, D05119, doi:10.1029/2011JD017054.
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Ting Wu, Wansheng Dong, Liangfu Li, Binquan Qin (2012). 3D location of compact intracloud discharge based on its ionospheric reflection pair.
Chinese Journal of Geophysics, 55(4), 1095-1103, doi:10.6038/j.issn.0001-5733.2012.04.004. (In Chinese)
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Hengyi Liu, Wansheng Dong, Ting Wu, Dong Zheng, Yijun Zhang (2012), Observation of compact intracloud discharges using VHF broadband interferometers,
Journal of Geophysical Research, 117, D01203, doi:10.1029/2011JD016185.
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Ting Wu, Wansheng Dong, Yijun Zhang, Tao Wang (2011). Comparison of positive and negative compact intracloud discharges.
Journal of Geophysical Research, 116, D03111, doi:10.1029/2010JD015233.
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Ting Wu, Wansheng Dong, Hengyi Liu (2011). Characteristics of electrical waveforms of narrow bipolar events.
Plateau Meteorology, 30(3), 823-830. (In Chinese)
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Ting Wu, Weitao Lu, Xiaoyang Liu, Wansheng Dong, Yijun Zhang, Chengcai Li, Meihua Wang, Jing Yang, Changhe Li (2009).
Characteristics of atmospheric electric field near the earth's surface in different weather conditions in Beijing.
Journal of Applied Meteorological Science, 20(4), 394-401 (In Chinese)
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