Space time variation of lightning activity over northeast India

Meteorologische Zeitschrift

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 135-143

  Tinmaker, M I R ^a   Ali, K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL METEOROLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATIONS; COLD AIR; CONVECTIVE INSTABILITIES; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FLASH RATE; HIGHER LATITUDES; LIGHTNING ACTIVITY; LIGHTNING FLASH RATE; LIGHTNING FLASHES; LOW ALTITUDES; MOIST AIR; MONSOON SEASON; NORTHEAST INDIA; NORTHEAST MONSOON; POST-MONSOON; PRE-MONSOON; SEASONAL DISTRIBUTIONS; SPACE TIME; SYNOPTIC CONDITIONS; THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT; TWO PARAMETER; WESTERN REGION; WINTER SEASONS;

ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; LIGHTNING PROTECTION; MOISTURE CONTROL; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; THUNDERSTORMS;

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS;

CORRELATION; ELECTRICAL PROPERTY; LIGHTNING; SATELLITE DATA; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

INDIA;

EID: 84874582094     PISSN: 09412948     EISSN: 16101227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0941-2948/2012/0227     Document Type: Article

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