Brief Communication: An electrifying atmospheric river – understanding the thunderstorm event in Santa Barbara County during March 2019

<p>On 5 March 2019 12:00&thinsp;UTC, an atmospheric river (AR) made landfall in Santa Barbara, CA, and lasted approximately 30&thinsp;<span class="inline-formula">h</span>. While ARs are typical winter storms in the area, the extraordinary number of lightning stri...

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Main Authors: D. Nash, L. M. V. Carvalho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2020-07-01
Series:Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:https://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/20/1931/2020/nhess-20-1931-2020.pdf