Episode 429 - "Summer Shorts" GPR

About this episode

The episode discusses ground penetrating radar and explores a fun paper about trees glowing before lightning strikes.

This week we talk about GPR or ground penetrating radar as Shannon considers buying one and asks what to look for. Fun Paper Friday Do trees glow before lightning strikes? McFarland, P. J., et al. "Corona discharges glow on trees under thunderstorms." Geophysical Research Letters 53.4 (2026): e2025GL119591. Contact us: Show Support us on Patreon! www.dontpanicgeocast.com @dontpanicgeo dontpanicgeocast@gmail.com John Leeman www.johnrleeman.com @geo_leeman Shannon Dulin @ShannonDulin

People in this episode

Hosts: John Leeman, Shannon Dulin

Topics covered

• ground penetrating radar
• lightning
• trees
• science
• research

Keywords

• GPR
• ground penetrating radar
• lightning strikes
• trees
• science

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Geophysical Research Letters

Books & works: Corona discharges glow on trees under thunderstorms.

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