The role of turbulence in thunderstorm, snowstorm, and dust storm electrification
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DOI: 10.1002/2016jd026150
Abstract: In this paper the contribution of turbulence into the electrification of thunderstorms, snowstorms, and dust storms is investigated for the first time. A model of large-scale electric field generation in a weakly conducting medium, containing… read more here.
Keywords: dust storm; turbulence; thunderstorm snowstorm; thunderstorm ... See more keywords
Thunderstorm Forecasting by Using Machine Learning Techniques: A Comparative Model Analysis Leveraging Historic Climatic Records of Bangladesh
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DOI: 10.1002/joc.8853
Abstract: Accurate thunderstorm forecasting is essential for protecting communities and minimising disruptions to agriculture, infrastructure and human lives, particularly in Bangladesh. However, predicting thunderstorms remains challenging due to the complex interplay of meteorological factors, data limitations… read more here.
Keywords: deep learning; thunderstorm forecasting; machine learning; machine ... See more keywords
A diagnostic study of cloud physics and lightning flash rates in a severe pre‐monsoon thunderstorm over northeast India
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DOI: 10.1002/qj.3773
Abstract: Numerical simulations of a thunderstorm event that occurred in the pre‐monsoon season over the North‐Eastern region of India (NEI) and Bangladesh are performed using Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Advanced Research Weather Research and Forecasting… read more here.
Keywords: thunderstorm; cloud; physics; pre monsoon ... See more keywords
Performance Analyzes of Thermodynamic Indices and Atmospheric Parameters in Thunderstorm and Non-thunderstorm Days in Istanbul, Turkey
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DOI: 10.1007/s00024-024-03521-0
Abstract: This study aims to analyze the thunderstorm (TS) events in the megacity Istanbul by using thermodynamic indices and atmospheric stability parameters for the period of 2001–2022. It was determined that TS events did not show… read more here.
Keywords: indices atmospheric; skill; threshold values; thermodynamic indices ... See more keywords
Thunderstorm dynamics through wind profiling features: the first observation by stratospheric-tropospheric radar of GU
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DOI: 10.1007/s11069-020-03886-0
Abstract: The wind profiling features received from recently installed stratospheric-tropospheric (ST) radar of Gauhati University (GU) ( $$26.2^{\circ }$$ 26 . 2 ∘ N, $$91.75^{\circ }$$ 91 . 75 ∘ E) are presented in the paper… read more here.
Keywords: radar; profiling features; tropospheric radar; stratospheric tropospheric ... See more keywords
Time–height variation of winds and turbulence during typical tropical pre-monsoon thunderstorm events observed from high-resolution Doppler wind lidar measurements
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DOI: 10.1007/s11069-020-04038-0
Abstract: High spatiotemporal resolution measurements of horizontal and vertical winds made using a Doppler wind lidar during development and mature stages of few typical tropical thunderstorm events in 2014 over a continental Indian station are used… read more here.
Keywords: resolution; time height; time; doppler wind ... See more keywords
Analysing the characteristic features of a pre-monsoon thunderstorm event over Pune, India, using ground-based observations and WRF model
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DOI: 10.1007/s12040-019-1136-3
Abstract: In the present work, the characteristic features and factors contributed to the formation of a typical pre-monsoon thunderstorm that occurred over Pune has been studied using various ground-based observations, such as microwave radiometer profiler, wind… read more here.
Keywords: ground; ground based; model; wrf model ... See more keywords
The spatial analysis of thunderstorm hazard in Iran
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DOI: 10.1007/s12517-017-2902-7
Abstract: In this study, monthly, quarterly, and annual frequency data of thunderstorm days of 25 long-term synoptic weather stations during the period from 1960 to 2010 were analyzed applying Ward’s Hierarchical Cluster Analysis (WHCA) Method and… read more here.
Keywords: spatial analysis; analysis thunderstorm; analysis; thunderstorm ... See more keywords
Towards codification of thunderstorm/downburst using gust front factor: Model-based and data-driven perspectives
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DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2019.109608
Abstract: Abstract Winds associated with gust fronts originating from a thunderstorm/downburst exhibit rapid changes during a short time period which may be accompanied by changes in direction. For several decades, a number of studies have been… read more here.
Keywords: model based; gust front; front factor; thunderstorm ... See more keywords
A simple vortex model of a thunderstorm downburst – A parametric evaluation
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jweia.2017.12.001
Abstract: Abstract Thunderstorm downbursts are short-lived, transient extreme wind events which can cause wind speeds equivalent to a category EF3 tornado (∼150mph). The complex flow field which they produce has previously been the subject of time-expensive… read more here.
Keywords: thunderstorm downburst; model thunderstorm; vortex model; model ... See more keywords
Inverted Charge Structure in a Tibetan Plateau Thunderstorm
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DOI: 10.1029/2025gl118038
Abstract: The inverted tripole charge structure in thunderstorm over the central Tibetan Plateau was discovered for the first time, primarily through observations from lightning very high frequency interferometer capable of high‐precision lightning channel mapping. The dominant… read more here.
Keywords: tibetan plateau; structure; charge structure; charge ... See more keywords