The CG lightning activity of a storm causing a flash-flood

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1181-1184

  Soula, S ^a   Sauvageot, H ^a   Molinie G ^a   Mesnard, F ^a   Chauzy, S ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOODS; LIGHTNING; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; RADAR REFLECTION; RAIN; CATCHMENTS; RADAR;

SUPERCELLS; CATCHMENT AREA; CUMULATIVE AMOUNT; LIGHTNING ACTIVITY; MOUNTAINOUS AREA; QUANTITATIVE MEASUREMENT; RADAR CHARACTERISTICS; RADAR REFLECTIVITIES; SHORT-TERM FORECASTING;

THUNDERSTORMS; RAIN;

CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING; FLASH FLOOD; LIGHTNING; STORM;

PYRENEES; SPAIN;

EID: 0032522318     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98GL00517     Document Type: Article

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