A Numerical Study of Thunderstorm Electrification: Initial Electrification and Thunderstorm Climatology

Abstract

Our purpose is to identify those atmospheric conditions that lead to thunderstorm electrification. We have collected aircraft and radar measurements of atmospheric parameters made during several recent intensive field studies, and we are modifying our thunderstorm model to make it more realistic. The radar measurements will be used as inputs to the model and we will attempt in-cloud microphysical, dynamical and electrical behavior in a range of atmospheric environments. As our simulations evolve, we will examine the relationships between atmospheric sounding parameters and subsequent electric field development and we will classify soundings in terms of parameters relevant for lightning production.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 15, 1991
Accession Number
ADA244638

Entities

People

  • Marcia Baker
  • Robert Solomon

Organizations

  • University of Washington

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Atmospheric Electricity
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Clouds
  • Data Sets
  • Electric Fields
  • Electricity
  • Environment
  • Gliders
  • Lightning
  • Measurement
  • Particle Size
  • Production
  • Simulations
  • Storms
  • Thunderstorms
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Theoretical Analysis.