Lightning Flash Rate in the Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela Related to Sea Surface Temperatures and Tropospheric Air Flow

Northern Venezuela's Lower Maracaibo Basin (LMB) has the highest lightning flash rate (LFR) density in the world. The area receives approximately 200 flashes per km^2 annually. Local topography as well as local and global scale climate drivers have been shown to influence the frequency of the l...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Smith, Deirdre
Other Authors: Keim, Barry D.
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: LSU 2016
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Online Access:http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-09282016-113957/