Lightning activity and precipitation structure of hailstorms

Science in China, Series D: Earth Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 629-639

  Feng, Gui Li ^a,b   Qie, Xiu Shu ^a,c   Yuan, Tie ^d   Niu, Shu Zhen ^d  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b Shandong Research Institute of Meteorology   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

^d Henan Meteorological Bureau   (China)

Author keywords

Convective rain; Hailstorm; Ice water content; Positive CG lightning; Total lightning activity

Indexed keywords

DOPPLER RADAR; LIGHTNING; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); PROBABILITY; WEATHER SATELLITES;

CONVECTIVE RAIN; HAILSTORMS; ICE WATER CONTENT; TOTAL LIGHTNING ACTIVITY;

STORMS;

CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING; CONVECTION; DOPPLER RADAR; HAIL; LAND INFORMATION SYSTEM; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINFALL; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HENAN;

EID: 34247471097     PISSN: 10069313     EISSN: 18622801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11430-007-2063-8     Document Type: Article

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