Explicit simulation of electrified clouds: From idealized to real case studies

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 123, Issue , 2013, Pages 82-92

  Pinty, J P ^a   Barthe, C ^b   Defer, E ^c   Richard, E ^a   Chong, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LA RÉUNION   (France)

^c OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

Cloud electrification at regional scale; Explicit electrical scheme of MesoNH; LInet and ATDnet data; Orographic precipitating system

Indexed keywords

1KM RESOLUTION; BUDGET EQUATION; CHARGE STRUCTURE; CLOUD ELECTRIFICATION; CLOUD-TO-GROUND DISCHARGE; CONVENTIONAL DETECTION; ELECTRICAL SCHEME; ELECTRICAL STATE; FIELD EXPERIMENT; FINE-SCALE STRUCTURES; FLASH DATA; FLASH DENSITY; FRACTAL LAW; GAUSS EQUATIONS; HEAVY PRECIPITATION; HIGH RESOLUTION; ICE PARTICLES; LIGHTNING FLASHES; LINET AND ATDNET DATA; MESO-SCALE MODELS; OROGRAPHIC PRECIPITATING SYSTEM; REAL CASE; REGIONAL SCALE; STATISTICAL ALGORITHM; SUPERCOOLED WATER;

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; ELECTRIC CHARGE; ELECTRIC FIELDS; LIGHTNING PROTECTION; RAIN;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING; ELECTRIC FIELD; OROGRAPHY; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY);

CEVENNES; FRANCE;

EID: 84874378911     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2012.04.008     Document Type: Article

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