Cloud to ground lightning activity over Portugal and its association with circulation weather types

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 101, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 84-101

  Ramos, Alexandre M ^a,b   Ramos, Ricardo ^c   Sousa, Pedro ^b   Trigo, Ricardo M ^b,d   Janeira, Marta ^c   Prior, Victor ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^c INSTITUTO PORTUGUÊS DO MAR E DA ATMOSFERA   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSIDADE LUSÓFONA DE HUMANIDADES E TECNOLOGIAS   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Circulation weather types; Cloud to Ground discharges; Iberian Peninsula; Lightning; Portugal

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATION WEATHER TYPES; CLOUD TO GROUND DISCHARGES; CLOUD-TO-GROUND DISCHARGE; CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING; COASTAL REGIONS; CUT-OFF LOW; DIFFERENT MECHANISMS; DIURNAL CYCLE; IBERIAN PENINSULA; INTERANNUAL; INTRA-ANNUAL VARIABILITY; LIGHTNING ACTIVITY; METEOROLOGICAL FIELDS; PORTUGAL; SEASONAL SCALE; WINTER MONTHS;

COASTAL ZONES;

LIGHTNING;

ANNUAL VARIATION; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING; DISCHARGE; DIURNAL VARIATION; SEASONAL VARIATION;

IBERIAN PENINSULA; PORTUGAL;

EID: 79957950319     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2011.01.014     Document Type: Article

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