Relationship between Size of Cloud Ice and Lightning in the Tropics

The association of lightning flashes with mean cloud ice size over continental and oceanic region in the tropical areas has been analyzed using the observations from various satellite platforms (MODIS, TRMM, and LIS) for the period 2000–2011. We found that frequency of lightning in general is higher...

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Main Authors: Deen Mani Lal, Sachin D. Ghude, Jagvir Singh, Suresh Tiwari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Advances in Meteorology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/471864