Correlations between deep convection and lightning activity on a global scale

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 72, Issue 14-15, 2010, Pages 1114-1121

  Ávila, Eldo E ^a   Bürgesser, Rodrigo E ^a   Castellano, Nesvit E ^a   Collier, Andrew B ^b,c   Compagnucci, Rosa H ^d   Hughes, Arthur R W ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

^b HERMANUS MAGNETIC OBSERVATORY   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL CENTRO DE LA PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Atmospheric electricity; Convective processes; Lightning

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE PARAMETERS; CLOUD-TOP TEMPERATURES; CONVECTIVE PROCESSES; CONVECTIVE STORMS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DEEP CONVECTION; DEEP CONVECTIVE CLOUDS; EARTH'S CLIMATE; FRACTIONAL COVER; GLOBAL SCALE; GRID CELLS; GROUND NETWORKS; LIGHTNING ACTIVITY; LIGHTNING FLASHES; MONITORING CHANGE; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; TROPICAL REGIONS;

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; CLIMATE MODELS; CLOUDS; EARTH (PLANET); LIGHTNING PROTECTION; NATURAL CONVECTION; STORMS;

LIGHTNING;

EID: 77955660598     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2010.07.019     Document Type: Article

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