Lightning and climate: A review

ER Williams - Atmospheric research, 2005 - Elsevier
Research on regional and global lightning activity and the global electrical circuit is
summarized. This area of activity has greatly expanded through observations of lightning by …

Science with the Einstein Telescope: a comparison of different designs

M Branchesi, M Maggiore, D Alonso… - … of Cosmology and …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract The Einstein Telescope (ET), the European project for a third-generation
gravitational-wave detector, has a reference configuration based on a triangular shape …

Fengyun meteorological satellite products for earth system science applications

D Xian, P Zhang, L Gao, R Sun, H Zhang… - Advances in Atmospheric …, 2021 - Springer
Following the progress of satellite data assimilation in the 1990s, the combination of
meteorological satellites and numerical models has changed the way scientists understand …

Where are the lightning hotspots on Earth?

RI Albrecht, SJ Goodman, DE Buechler… - Bulletin of the …, 2016 - journals.ametsoc.org
Previous total lightning climatology studies using Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission
(TRMM) Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) observations were reported at coarse resolution …

Global frequency and distribution of lightning as observed from space by the Optical Transient Detector

HJ Christian, RJ Blakeslee… - Journal of …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
The Optical Transient Detector (OTD) is a space‐based instrument specifically designed to
detect and locate lightning discharges as it orbits the Earth. This instrument is a scientific …

[HTML][HTML] The diurnal cycle of rainfall and convective intensity according to three years of TRMM measurements

SW Nesbitt, EJ Zipser - Journal of Climate, 2003 - journals.ametsoc.org
The Diurnal Cycle of Rainfall and Convective Intensity according to Three Years of TRMM
Measurements in: Journal of Climate Volume 16 Issue 10 (2003) Jump to Content Jump to Main …

[HTML][HTML] Performance assessment of the optical transient detector and lightning imaging sensor. Part I: Predicted diurnal variability

DJ Boccippio, WJ Koshak… - Journal of Atmospheric …, 2002 - journals.ametsoc.org
Performance Assessment of the Optical Transient Detector and Lightning Imaging Sensor. Part
I: Predicted Diurnal Variability in: Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology Volume 19 …

Combined satellite-and surface-based estimation of the intracloud–cloud-to-ground lightning ratio over the continental United States

DJ Boccippio, KL Cummins, HJ Christian… - Monthly Weather …, 2001 - journals.ametsoc.org
Four years of observations from the NASA Optical Transient Detector and Global
Atmospherics National Lightning Detection Network are combined to determine the …

Thermodynamic conditions favorable to superlative thunderstorm updraft, mixed phase microphysics and lightning flash rate

E Williams, V Mushtak, D Rosenfeld, S Goodman… - Atmospheric …, 2005 - Elsevier
Satellite observations of lightning flash rate have been merged with proximal surface station
thermodynamic observations toward improving the understanding of the response of the …

[HTML][HTML] Regional variability in tropical convection: Observations from TRMM

WA Petersen, SA Rutledge - Journal of climate, 2001 - journals.ametsoc.org
Regional Variability in Tropical Convection: Observations from TRMM in: Journal of Climate
Volume 14 Issue 17 (2001) Jump to Content Jump to Main Navigation Logo Logo Logo Logo …