A study of the total lightning activity in two hailstorms

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 13, 2007, Pages

  Montanyà, Joan ^a   Soula, Serge ^b   Pineda, Nicolau ^c  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b OBSERVATOIRE MIDI PYRÉNÉES   (France)

^c Servei Meteorològic de Catalunya ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; LIGHTNING; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); SPAIN; THUNDERSTORMS;

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING; HAIL; LIGHTNING; RADAR; THUNDERSTORM;

EID: 34548607013     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JD007203     Document Type: Article

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