Evidence for the influence of land uses and soil types on cloud-to-ground lightning activity in Asturias (Spain)
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DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2017.11.025
Abstract: Abstract The present study analyses the impact of the different categories of land use and types of soils on cloud-to-ground (CG) lightning activity in the region of Asturias (Spain). Thirteen (fifteen) land uses (types of… read more here.
Keywords: lightning activity; land; cloud ground; activity ... See more keywords
The current variation along the discharge channel in cloud-to-ground lightning
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DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2019.04.001
Abstract: Abstract The spectra of cloud-to-ground lightning return strokes channels are obtained by a slit-less high-speed spectrograph. Based on the positive correlation between discharge current and the intensity of ionic lines in the spectra, variation characteristics… read more here.
Keywords: ground lightning; discharge; along discharge; cloud ground ... See more keywords
A visible channel core and the channel structure below the connection point for natural cloud-to-ground lightning
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DOI: 10.1063/1.5111845
Abstract: The channel core of natural negative cloud-to-ground lightning was recorded using a high-speed slitless spectrograph, which confirms the corona sheath model of the lightning channel. By analyzing the channel spectra and images at different stages,… read more here.
Keywords: connection; channel core; cloud ground; connection point ... See more keywords
The Impact of Cloud-To-Ground Lightning Type on the Differences in Return Stroke Peak Current Over Land and Ocean
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DOI: 10.1109/access.2019.2956685
Abstract: Natural cloud-to-ground (CG) lightning behaves differently over land and ocean. These differences likely reflect local variations in the speed at which storms develop over ocean, and are possibly contributed to by differences in the local… read more here.
Keywords: ground; ground lightning; land ocean; cloud ground ... See more keywords
Sub Microsecond Analysis of Negative Cloud-To-Ground Lightning Flashes
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DOI: 10.11591/ijeecs.v11.i2.pp711-717
Abstract: This paper expounds a development software for the identification of lightning discharge in cloud-to-ground flashes. The study was to reduce a misleading detection of the electric field radiation of a lightning discharge profile by considering… read more here.
Keywords: cloud ground; return; mso; software ... See more keywords
Synoptic Control of Convective Rainfall Rates and Cloud-to-Ground Lightning Frequencies in Warm-Season Mesoscale Convective Systems over North China
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DOI: 10.1175/mwr-d-17-0172.1
Abstract: AbstractThis study examines whether environmental conditions can control convective rainfall rates and cloud-to-ground (CG) lightning frequencies in mesoscale convective systems (MCSs) over north C... read more here.
Keywords: control convective; rates cloud; rainfall rates; convective rainfall ... See more keywords
Cloud-to-Ground Lightning Flash Density and Thunderstorm Day Distributions over the Contiguous United States Derived from NLDN Measurements: 1993–2018
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DOI: 10.1175/mwr-d-19-0211.1
Abstract: AbstractThis study employs cloud-to-ground (CG) lightning flash data from the U.S. National Lightning Detection Network (NLDN) to examine temporal and spatial distributions of lightning flash and t... read more here.
Keywords: flash density; density thunderstorm; lightning flash; cloud ground ... See more keywords
Investigation of Cloud-to-Ground Flashes in the Non-Precipitating Stratiform Region of a Mesoscale Convective System on 20 August 2019 and Implications for Decision Support Services
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DOI: 10.1175/waf-d-20-0095.1
Abstract: Infrequent lightning flashes occurring outside of surface precipitation pose challenges to Impact-Based Decision Support Services (IDSS) for outdoor activities. This paper examines the remote sensing observations from an event on 20 August 2019 where multiple… read more here.
Keywords: ground; reflectivity; cloud ground; surface precipitation ... See more keywords
Algorithm for Improved QPE over Complex Terrain Using Cloud-to-Ground Lightning Occurrences
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DOI: 10.3390/atmos10020085
Abstract: Lightning and deep convective precipitation have long been studied as closely linked variables, the former being viewed as a proxy, or estimator, of the latter. However, to date, no single methodology or algorithm exists for… read more here.
Keywords: methodology; ground lightning; cloud ground; algorithm improved ... See more keywords
Distinct aerosol effects on cloud-to-ground lightning in the plateau and basin regions of Sichuan, Southwest China
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DOI: 10.5194/acp-20-13379-2020
Abstract: Abstract. The joint effects of aerosol, thermodynamic, and cloud-related factors on cloud-to-ground lightning in Sichuan were investigated by a comprehensive analysis of ground measurements made from 2005 to 2017 in combination with reanalysis data. Data… read more here.
Keywords: ground; region; ground lightning; plateau ... See more keywords