Anomalous lightning activity over the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo due to urban effects

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 91, Issue 2-4, 2009, Pages 485-490

  Farias, W R G ^a   Pinto Jr , O ^a   Naccarato, K P ^a   Pinto, I R C A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Lightning activity; Thermodynamics; Urban effect

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; DYNAMICS; METROPOLITAN AREA NETWORKS; PERMANENT MAGNETS; POLLUTION; POLLUTION DETECTION; STORMS; THERMODYNAMICS;

ANOMALOUS BEHAVIORS; CG LIGHTNINGS; FLASH RATES; LIFE-TIMES; LIGHTNING ACTIVITY; LIGHTNING DETECTIONS; MEAN CONCENTRATIONS; PARTICULATE MATTERS; URBAN AREAS; URBAN EFFECT; URBAN HEAT ISLANDS;

LIGHTNING;

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING; DETECTION METHOD; HEAT ISLAND; LIGHTNING; PARTICULATE MATTER; THERMODYNAMICS; THUNDERSTORM; URBAN AREA; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

BRAZIL; SAO PAULO [BRAZIL]; SAO PAULO [SAO PAULO (STT)]; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 58149352764     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2008.06.009     Document Type: Article

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