An improved lightning flash rate parameterization developed from Colorado DC3 thunderstorm data for use in cloud-resolving chemical transportmodels

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 120, Issue 18, 2015, Pages 9481-9499

  Basarab, B M ^a   Rutledge, S A ^a   Fuchs, B R ^a  

^a Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARRAY; AUTOMATION; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CONVECTIVE CLOUD; DATA SET; LIGHTNING; NITROGEN OXIDES; PARAMETERIZATION; RADAR; REFLECTIVITY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; THUNDERSTORM;

COLORADO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84944937164     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2015JD023470     Document Type: Article

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