Forcing factors of cloud-to-ground lightning over Iberia: regional-scale assessments

Cloud-to-ground lightning in a sector covering the Iberian Peninsula, the Balearic Islands and nearby seas (36–44° N, 10° W–5° E) is analysed in the period from 2003 to 2009 (7 yr). Two Iberian lightning detection networks, composed of 18 sensors over Portugal and Spain, are combined for the first t...

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Main Authors: J. A. Santos, M. A. Reis, F. De Pablo, L. Rivas-Soriano, S. M. Leite
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2013-07-01
Series:Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/13/1745/2013/nhess-13-1745-2013.pdf