Lightning Climatology for Maxwell AFB, Alabama.

Abstract

This technical note documents a lightning climatology developed by AFCCC for Maxwell AFB, Ala. This climatology was developed from a database of cloud-to-ground lightning strikes that occurred from March through October during 1986-91. Analysis of the lightning climatology showed that patterns of lightning strikes compared favorably with known preferred locations and times of thunderstorm development. It also showed that stratification of the lightning data by 700-mb wind directions and K-index values is useful in revealing locations of lightning-strike patterns and their movement.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA315323

Entities

People

  • William R. Schaub Jr.

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Computers
  • Data Sets
  • Databases
  • Detection
  • Direction Finders
  • Diurnal Variations
  • Frequency
  • Grids
  • Latitude
  • Longitude
  • Meteorology
  • Operating Systems
  • Personal Computers
  • Relational Databases
  • United States
  • Wind Direction

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

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  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology