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Variability of global lightning activity on the ENSO time scale
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In this paper, the authors studied global lightning activity on the ENSO (El Nino Southern Oscillation) time scale based on recordings of the Earth's Schumann resonances at Nagycenk (NCK), Hungary as well as observations from the OTD (Optical Transient Detector) and the LIS (Lightning Imaging Sensor) satellites in space.About:
This article is published in Atmospheric Research.The article was published on 2009-02-01. It has received 102 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Lightning & La Niña.read more
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Observing and understanding the Southeast Asian aerosol system by remote sensing: An initial review and analysis for the Seven Southeast Asian Studies (7SEAS) program
Jeffrey S. Reid,Edward J. Hyer,Randall S. Johnson,Brent N. Holben,Robert J. Yokelson,Jianglong Zhang,James R. Campbell,Sundar A. Christopher,Larry Di Girolamo,Louis Giglio,Robert E. Holz,Courtney Kearney,Jukka Miettinen,Elizabeth A. Reid,F. Joseph Turk,Jun Wang,Peng Xian,Guangyu Zhao,Rajasekhar Balasubramanian,Boon Ning Chew,Serm Janjai,Nofel Lagrosas,Puji Lestari,Neng Huei Lin,Mastura Mahmud,Anh X. Nguyen,Bethany Norris,Nguyen Thi Kim Oanh,Min Oo,Santo V. Salinas,E. Judd Welton,Soo Chin Liew +31 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors focus on and repeatedly link back to the primary data source, satellite aerosol remote sensing and associated observability issues, and discuss aspects of SEA's physical, socio-economic and biological geography relevant to meteorology and observability problems associated with clouds and precipitation.
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The global electrical circuit: A review
TL;DR: In this paper, the diurnal variation of the global circuit, surface measurements of electric field at high latitude, the annual variation, the semiannual variation, role of lightning as a source for the global circuits, the electrical contribution of mesoscale convective systems, the possible effect of thunderstorms on the E and F regions of the ionosphere, evidence for a global circuit impact from nuclear weapons tests, the controversy over long-term variations, the response to climate change, and finally the impact of global circuit on climate
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Radar observations of the kinematic, microphysical, and precipitation characteristics of two MCSs in TRMM LBA : Large-scale biosphere-atmosphere experiment in Amazonia (LBA)
Robert Cifelli,Walter A. Petersen,Lawrence D. Carey,Steven A. Rutledge,Maria Assunção Faus da Silva Dias +4 more
TL;DR: In this article, dual-Doppler and polarimetric radar observations are used to analyze two mesoscale convective systems (MCSs) that occurred during the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission Large-Scale Biosphere-Atmosphere field campaign.
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A projected decrease in lightning under climate change
Declan L. Finney,Declan L. Finney,Ruth M. Doherty,Oliver Wild,David Stevenson,Ian A. MacKenzie,Alan M. Blyth +6 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors compare two parameterizations: the widely used cloud-top height (CTH) approach and a new upward cloud ice flux (IFLUX) approach, and find a 15% decrease in total lightning flash rate with IFLUX under a strong global warming scenario.
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Lightning NOx and Impacts on Air Quality
TL;DR: Lightning generates relatively large but uncertain quantities of nitrogen oxides, critical precursors for ozone and hydroxyl radical (OH), the primary tropospheric oxidants.
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