On the diurnal cycle of deep moist convection in the southern side of the Alps analysed through cloud-to-ground lightning activity

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 371-376

  Gladich, I ^a   Gallai, I ^b   Giaiotti, D B ^b,c   Stel, F ^b,c  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Arpa FVG CRMA Regional Centre for Environmental Modelling   (Italy)

^c ESSL European Severe Storms Laboratory   (Germany)

Author keywords

Complex orography; Deep moist convection; Diurnal cycles; Lightning

Indexed keywords

CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING; COMPLEX OROGRAPHY; CONCEPTUAL MODEL; DEEP MOIST CONVECTION; DIURNAL CYCLE; METEOROLOGICAL PARAMETERS; SINGLE MODE; STUDY AREAS; WIND DISTRIBUTION;

LIGHTNING;

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DIURNAL VARIATION; OROGRAPHY; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY);

ALPS;

EID: 79955650318     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2010.08.026     Document Type: Article

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