Cloud ice fraction governs lightning rate at a global scale

Autor: Yong Han, Hao Luo, Yonghua Wu, Yijun Zhang, Wenjie Dong
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Communications Earth & Environment, Vol 2, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2662-4435
DOI: 10.1038/s43247-021-00233-4
Popis: Lightning rate varies non-linearly with cloud ice fraction and between ocean and continent regions due to differences in convection depth, according to analyses of 20-years of lightning observations and cloud water data.
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