Lightning as an Indicator of Liquid and Ice Precipitation Processes in the Tropical Atmosphere

摘要：

Herein TRMM LIS and PR data are used to explore the global tropical variability of lightning, ice and liquid water relationships. The objective of this work is to determine the degree to which lightning flash rate information indicates the fraction of ice water that contributes to surface rainfall. The results indicate that on global, continental, and regional scales, lightning flash density does tend to delineate regions where ice processes make a larger contribution (as a percentage of mass) to column-integrated rainwater.

作者: Walter A. Petersen Hugh J. Christian

作者单位: University of Alabama Huntsville 320 Sparkman Dr., Huntsville, AL. 35805

会议类型: 国际会议

会议名称: 第13届国际大气电学会议(The 13th International Conference on Atmospheric Electricity)

会议地点: 北京

会议语种:英文

在线出版日期: 2007-08-13（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）