Cloud-to-ground lightning in Portugal: Patterns and dynamical forcing

Natural Hazards and Earth System Science

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 639-649

  Santos, J A ^a   Reis, M A ^a   Sousa, J ^b   Leite, S M ^a   Correia, S ^c   Janeira, M ^b   Fragoso, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING; LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM; TROPOSPHERE;

PORTUGAL;

EID: 84858732549     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-12-639-2012     Document Type: Article

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