Relationship between rainfall and lightning over central Indian region in monsoon and premonsoon seasons

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 402-410

  Lal, D M ^a   Pawar, S D ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL METEOROLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Central Indian region; Lightning rainfall relationship

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL CONCENTRATIONS; CENTRAL INDIAN REGION; CLOUD-BASE HEIGHTS; CONVECTIVE SYSTEMS; LIGHTNING ACTIVITIES; LIGHTNING FREQUENCIES; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; PRE MONSOONS;

LIGHTNING;

RAIN;

CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; LIGHTNING; MONSOON; RAINFALL; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

EID: 65249164795     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2008.12.009     Document Type: Article

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