An overview of the lightning and atmospheric electricity observations collected in southern France during the HYdrological cycle in Mediterranean EXperiment (HyMeX), Special Observation Period 1

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 649-669

  Defer, E ^a   Pinty, J P ^b   Coquillat, S ^b   Martin, J M ^b   Prieur, S ^b   Soula, S ^b   Richard, E ^b   Rison, W ^c   Krehbiel, P ^c   Thomas, R ^c   Rodeheffer, D ^c   Vergeiner, C ^d   Malaterre, F ^e   Pedeboy, S ^e   Schulz, W ^f   Farges, T ^g   Gallin, L J ^g   Ortega P ^h   Ribaud, J F ⁱ   Anderson, G ^j   Betz, H D ^k   Meneux, B ^k   Kotroni, V ^l   Lagouvardos, K ^l   Roos, S ^m   Ducrocq, V ⁱ   Roussot, O ⁱ   Labatut, L ⁱ   Molinie G ⁿ   more..

^a OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^c NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d GRAZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^e METEORAGE Hélioparc   (France)

^f OVE ALDIS   (Austria)

^g DIF   (France)

^h Laboratoire BIOTEM EA 4236 UPF   (French Polynesia)

ⁱ CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

^j MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^k Nowcast   (Germany)

^l NOA   (Greece)

^m MÉTÉO FRANCE   (France)

ⁿ LABORATOIRE DE GLACIOLOGIE ET GÉOPHYSIQUE DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

more..

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; INSTRUMENTATION; LIGHTNING; SIMULATION;

FRANCE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 84922559401     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-8-649-2015     Document Type: Review

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