A total lightning trending algorithm to identify severe thunderstorms

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 3-22

  Gatlin, Patrick N ^a   Goodman, Steven J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALABAMA; ALGORITHM FRAMEWORK; OPERATIONAL DIAGNOSTICS; SEVERE WEATHER; SEVERE WEATHER EVENTS; THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL; TOTAL LIGHTNING; VARIOUS CONFIGURATION;

ALGORITHMS; LIGHTNING PROTECTION; THUNDERSTORMS; WEATHER INFORMATION SERVICES;

LIGHTNING;

ALGORITHM; ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING; LIGHTNING; SEVERE WEATHER; THUNDERSTORM; TREND ANALYSIS;

ALABAMA; TENNESSEE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77949994073     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009JTECHA1286.1     Document Type: Article

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