Lightning Rates Relative to Tornadic Storm Evolution on 22 May 1981

Autor:	W. David Rust, Donald R. MacGorman, William L. Taylor, Brenda C. Johnson, Vladislav Mazur, Donald W. Burgess
Rok vydání:	1989
Předmět:	Atmospheric Science Tornado vortex signature Meteorology Climatology Convective storm detection Thunderstorm Environmental science Cyclone Storm Tornado Mesocyclone Lightning
Zdroj:	Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences. 46:221-251
ISSN:	1520-0469 0022-4928
Popis:	Lightning and Doppler radar data for two tornadic storms in Oklahoma on May 22, 1981 are used to analyze ground flash rates relative to the time of tornadoes. It is found that the ground flash rates had no obvious relationship with the tornado times, although the stroke rate in both storms was greatest after the tornadic stage ended. The variations in the cyclone shear and the intracloud flash rates within 10 km of the mesocyclone region are examined. The results suggest that most tornadic storms have an increase in total flash rates near the time of the tornado and that this increase is often dominated by intracloud flashes.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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