Analysis of convective precipitation in the western Mediterranean Sea through the use of cloud-to-ground lightning

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 189-202

  Soriano, Luis Rivas ^a   De Pablo, Fernando ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cloud to ground lightning; Convective precipitation; Convective precipitation rate; Western Mediterranean Sea

Indexed keywords

CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING; CONVECTIVE CLOUD; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY);

(WEST); MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 0037389845     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-8095(02)00160-6     Document Type: Article

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