Reviews and perspectives of high impact atmospheric processes in the Mediterranean

S Michaelides, T Karacostas, JL Sánchez, A Retalis… - Atmospheric …, 2018 - Elsevier
The Mediterranean region is a unique area characterized by a large spectrum of
atmospheric phenomena, some of which have a high impact on many aspects of human …

[PDF][PDF] Lightning activity associated with precipitation and CAPE over Bangladesh

A Dewan, ET Ongee, M Rafiuddin… - International Journal of …, 2018 - academia.edu
Satellite-derived lightning data for 17 years (1998–2014) were used to evaluate the relation
between environmental factors and lightning activity over the Bangladesh landmass. Time …

Characterizing spatial and temporal variability of lightning activity associated with wildfire over Tasmania, Australia

H Nampak, P Love, P Fox-Hughes, C Watson, J Aryal… - Fire, 2021 - mdpi.com
Lightning strikes are pervasive, however, their distributions vary both spatially and in time,
resulting in a complex pattern of lightning-ignited wildfires. Over the last decades, lightning …

Mapping main risk areas of lightning fatalities between 2000 and 2020 over Odisha state (India): A diagnostic approach to reduce lightning fatalities using statistical …

M Mishra, T Acharyya, CAG Santos, RM Da Silva… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study analyzes the spatiotemporal variation of lightning flashes and lightning strike
deaths from 2001 to 2020 among all 30 districts of Odisha State, India. Lightning flash data …

Cloud-to-ground lightning activity in Colombia: A 14-year study using lightning location system data

J Herrera, C Younes, L Porras - Atmospheric Research, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper presents the analysis of 14 years of cloud-to-ground lightning activity observation
in Colombia using lightning location systems (LLS) data. The first Colombian LLS operated …

A verification of the lightning detection data from FY-4A LMI as compared with ADTD-2

Y Liu, H Wang, Z Li, Z Wang - Atmospheric Research, 2021 - Elsevier
In this paper the match percentage (MP) of lightning frequency in Jiangsu, China from June
to August in 2019 is analyzed, by comparing the lightning mapping imager (LMI) data from …

A numerical study of the positive cloud-to-ground flash from the forward flank of normal polarity thunderstorm

H Wang, F Guo, T Zhao, M Qin, L Zhang - Atmospheric Research, 2016 - Elsevier
This study investigates the electrical conditions favorable to the occurrence of positive cloud-
to-ground (+ CG) flashes from the forward flank of normal polarity thunderstorm by building a …

Study of the variations in the Schumann resonances parameters measured in a southern Mediterranean environment

G Tatsis, V Christofilakis, SK Chronopoulos… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Schumann resonances (SRs) provide a unique tool for exploring continuous and long-term
monitoring of global environmental parameters, although their detection and study is a very …

Factors contributing to a long-term decrease in national lightning fatality rates: case study of the United Kingdom with wider implications

DM Elsom - International journal of disaster risk reduction, 2018 - Elsevier
Decadal average lightning fatality rates in the United Kingdom have decreased markedly
from 1.09 deaths per million population per year (M− 1 yr− 1) in the 1850s to 0.02 M− 1 yr− 1 …

Nowcasting cloud-to-ground lightning over Nanjing area using S-band dual-polarization Doppler radar

J Wang, S Zhou, B Yang, X Meng, B Zhou - Atmospheric Research, 2016 - Elsevier
The method of using S-band dual-polarization Doppler radar-derived parameters to nowcast
the cloud-to-ground (CG) lightning of summer (June–August) in Nanjing was examined. The …