A Mediterranean nocturnal heavy rainfall and tornadic event. Part II: Total lightning analysis

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 638-648

  Pineda, Nicolau ^a   Bech, Joan ^a   Rigo, Tomeu ^a   Montanyà, Joan ^b  

^a Meteorological Service of Catalonia   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Catalonia; Lightning jump; Severe weather; Tornado; Total lightning

Indexed keywords

CATALONIA; CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING; COASTAL AREA; DAMAGING WIND; GROUND-LEVEL; HEAVY RAINFALL; LIGHTING FLASH RATE; MULTICELL; RADAR ANALYSIS; SEVERE WEATHER; SHORT PERIODS; SURVEILLANCE TASK; TOTAL LIGHTNING;

COASTAL ZONES; METEOROLOGICAL PROBLEMS; RADAR; RAIN; STORMS; TORNADOES; WEATHER FORECASTING;

LIGHTNING;

CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING; COASTAL ZONE; GUST; RADAR; RAINFALL; SEVERE WEATHER; STORM DAMAGE; TORNADO; WEATHER FORECASTING;

CATALONIA; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; SPAIN;

EID: 79955645762     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2010.10.027     Document Type: Article

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