Lightning Sources in Severe Thunderstorms.
Abstract
Acoustic techniques are employed to determine the location of all of the lightning activity during the life cycle of a severe thunderstorm. These results have been compared in time and space to radar echo contours, and it has been found that (1) the lightning activity is layered near -10 degrees C, (2) the active region and many channels are predominantly horizontal, (3) the horizontal channels exhibit alignment, (4) lightning activity is concentrated in regions of low radar reflectivity, and (5) radar reflectivity enhancement occurs locally following lightning activity.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 22, 1975
- Accession Number
- ADA016839
Entities
People
- A. A. Few
Organizations
- Rice University