High lightning activity in maritime clouds near Mexico

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 12, Issue 17, 2012, Pages 8055-8072

  Kucienska, B ^a   Raga, G B ^a   Romero Centeno, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; BIOMASS; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; LIGHTNING; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; MONSOON; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; OPTICAL DEPTH; RAINFALL;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (TROPICAL);

EID: 84869072813     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-12-8055-2012     Document Type: Article

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