Enhancement of cloud-to-ground lightning activity over Taipei, Taiwan in relation to urbanization

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 147-148, Issue , 2014, Pages 111-120

  Kar, S K ^a   Liou, Y A ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Lightning; Urban area

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC UTILITIES; LIGHTNING; LIGHTNING PROTECTION; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AERODYNAMIC DIAMETERS; CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; METROPOLITAN CITIES; PM10 CONCENTRATION; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; URBAN AREAS; URBAN PARTICULATE MATTERS;

CLOUDS;

AEROSOL; CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); METROPOLITAN AREA; PARTICULATE MATTER; URBAN AREA; URBANIZATION;

TAIPEI; TAIWAN;

EID: 84901837874     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2014.05.017     Document Type: Article

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