Monthly distribution of cloud-to-ground lightning flashes as observed by lightning location systems

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2006, Pages

  Pinto Jr , Osmar ^a   Naccarato, K P ^a   Pinto, I R C A ^a   Fernandes, W A ^a   Neto, O Pinto ^b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO DE PESQUISA E DESENVOLVIMENTO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; CORRELATION METHODS; LIGHTNING; TRACKING (POSITION); TROPICS;

CLOUD-TO-GROUND (CG) FLASHES; LIGHTNING LOCATION SYSTEMS;

METEOROLOGY;

CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING; THUNDERSTORM;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 33745727380     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006GL026081     Document Type: Article

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