Reviews and perspectives of high impact atmospheric processes in the Mediterranean

S Michaelides, T Karacostas, JL Sánchez, A Retalis… - Atmospheric …, 2018 - Elsevier
The Mediterranean region is a unique area characterized by a large spectrum of
atmospheric phenomena, some of which have a high impact on many aspects of human …

[HTML][HTML] 雷达资料在孤立单体雷电预警中的初步应用

王飞, 张义军, 赵均壮, 吕伟涛, 孟青 - 应用气象学报, 2008 - html.rhhz.net
利用多普勒雷达资料, 结合探空, 闪电资料对2005 年夏季北京地区的20 个单体过程进行综合
分析, 结果表明: 40 dBz 是比较适合该地区雷电预警的一个雷达回波特征参量; 在此基础之上 …

[HTML][HTML] 北京地区雷暴过程闪电与地面降水的相关关系

郑栋, 张义军, 孟青, 吕伟涛 - 应用气象学报, 2010 - html.rhhz.net
该文选取北京地区2006 年夏季的18 次雷暴过程, 利用SAFIR3000 三维闪电定位系统观测到的
总闪数据, 分析了闪电与雷达反演的对流活动区降水量和对流活动区面积的相关关系, 结果表明 …

[PDF][PDF] On the science of lightning: An overview

DR Poelman - Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium, 2010 - meteo.be
This manuscript aims at summarising the different physical properties involved in lightning
discharges in thunderclouds. As well as to present the different techniques to observe the …

Characterising the holdover phase of lightning-ignited wildfires in Catalonia

N Pineda, P Altube, FJ Alcasena, E Casellas… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2022 - Elsevier
In the present work, we analysed fuel moisture conditions during ignition, holdover, and
detection of flaming combustion of lightning-ignited wildfires in Catalonia (north-eastern …

Nowcasting thunderstorms in the Mediterranean region using lightning data

M Kohn, E Galanti, C Price, K Lagouvardos… - Atmospheric …, 2011 - Elsevier
Thunderstorms are often the cause of severe and disastrous flash floods. Lightning activity
within these storms can be detected and monitored continuously from thousands of …

The influence of topography on the cloud-to-ground lightning density in South Brazil

V Bourscheidt, OP Junior, KP Naccarato, I Pinto - Atmospheric Research, 2009 - Elsevier
A comparative analysis between cloud-to-ground (CG) lightning density and terrain
parameters (altitude and terrain slope) in South Brazil is presented. This region is …

Lightning Potential Index performances in multimicrophysical cloud‐resolving simulations of a back‐building mesoscale convective system: The Genoa 2014 event

M Lagasio, A Parodi, R Procopio… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Severe weather events are responsible for hundreds of fatalities and millions of euros of
damage every year on the Mediterranean basin. Lightning activity is a characteristic …

The rainfall factor in lightning-ignited wildfires in Catalonia

N Pineda, T Rigo - Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 2017 - Elsevier
Wildland fires originated by lightning in Catalonia (NE Spain) are systematically examined
through the use of lightning and precipitation data. The region of study, with a Mediterranean …

Lightning‐rainfall relationships in Mediterranean winter thunderstorms

C Price, B Federmesser - Geophysical Research Letters, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Space‐based instruments on the Tropical Rain Measuring Mission (TRMM) have been used
to study rainfall and lightning over the central and eastern Mediterranean Sea. Data from six …