Seasonal Variability of Lightning Activity in Yakutia in 2009–2019
The instrumental continuous monitoring of lightning activity in Yakutia has been carried by the lightning direction finder since the 2000s. Devices for detection of sferic (very low frequency radio pulses emitted by lightning discharges) in Yakutia were supplemented in 2009 with relatively short-ran...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:c10e85ab7159465abaf9cc73ffe23467 2023-05-15T18:44:42+02:00 Seasonal Variability of Lightning Activity in Yakutia in 2009–2019 Lena Tarabukina Vladimir Kozlov 2020-08-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos11090918 https://doaj.org/article/c10e85ab7159465abaf9cc73ffe23467 EN eng MDPI AG https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/11/9/918 https://doaj.org/toc/2073-4433 doi:10.3390/atmos11090918 2073-4433 https://doaj.org/article/c10e85ab7159465abaf9cc73ffe23467 Atmosphere, Vol 11, Iss 918, p 918 (2020) thunderstorm Yakutia lightning activity sferics lightning Meteorology. Climatology QC851-999 article 2020 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos11090918 2022-12-31T14:20:43Z The instrumental continuous monitoring of lightning activity in Yakutia has been carried by the lightning direction finder since the 2000s. Devices for detection of sferic (very low frequency radio pulses emitted by lightning discharges) in Yakutia were supplemented in 2009 with relatively short-range (effective detection radius up to 480 km) single-point Stormtracker and LD-250 direction finders from Boltek Corporation (Welland, ON, Canada). The Stormtracker gives a slightly overestimated ratio of CG strokes due to the amplitude threshold of a single-point direction finder, but the device has not changed over the years, which allows for the consideration of the annual dynamics of parameters. In 2009, a sensor in Yakutsk was included in the World Wide Lightning Location Network (WWLLN). The seasonal and diurnal variations of the total lightning stroke number in the central part and the entire area of Yakutia were obtained (up to 1200 km in radius and limited by latitude–longitude boundaries of 105–150° E, 55–75° N). The longest thunderstorm seasons are often observed in the southern part of Yakutia. There was a slight increase in the duration of the thunderstorm season until 2015 in the central part of Yakutia. The interannual variations in the total number of lightning strokes showed periodic fluctuations (with a period of about three years) over the whole area of Yakutia. The periods of high lightning activity shifted within a season from year to year, as revealed by the monthly stroke number variation. Thus, the maximum lightning rate occurred at the beginning of summer, in the middle or at the beginning of August, and had a period of about three years. Every summer, there were 2–3 periods of high lightning activity, resulting from the moving average with a two-week window (according to the longest duration of cyclones). If the periods of high lightning activity shifted toward the beginning of summer, a decrease in the number of days between seasonal peaks was observed. If the maximum shifted to the beginning ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Yakutia Yakutsk Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Yakutsk Canada Atmosphere 11 9 918 |
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The instrumental continuous monitoring of lightning activity in Yakutia has been carried by the lightning direction finder since the 2000s. Devices for detection of sferic (very low frequency radio pulses emitted by lightning discharges) in Yakutia were supplemented in 2009 with relatively short-range (effective detection radius up to 480 km) single-point Stormtracker and LD-250 direction finders from Boltek Corporation (Welland, ON, Canada). The Stormtracker gives a slightly overestimated ratio of CG strokes due to the amplitude threshold of a single-point direction finder, but the device has not changed over the years, which allows for the consideration of the annual dynamics of parameters. In 2009, a sensor in Yakutsk was included in the World Wide Lightning Location Network (WWLLN). The seasonal and diurnal variations of the total lightning stroke number in the central part and the entire area of Yakutia were obtained (up to 1200 km in radius and limited by latitude–longitude boundaries of 105–150° E, 55–75° N). The longest thunderstorm seasons are often observed in the southern part of Yakutia. There was a slight increase in the duration of the thunderstorm season until 2015 in the central part of Yakutia. The interannual variations in the total number of lightning strokes showed periodic fluctuations (with a period of about three years) over the whole area of Yakutia. The periods of high lightning activity shifted within a season from year to year, as revealed by the monthly stroke number variation. Thus, the maximum lightning rate occurred at the beginning of summer, in the middle or at the beginning of August, and had a period of about three years. Every summer, there were 2–3 periods of high lightning activity, resulting from the moving average with a two-week window (according to the longest duration of cyclones). If the periods of high lightning activity shifted toward the beginning of summer, a decrease in the number of days between seasonal peaks was observed. If the maximum shifted to the beginning ... |
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Seasonal Variability of Lightning Activity in Yakutia in 2009–2019 |
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Seasonal Variability of Lightning Activity in Yakutia in 2009–2019 |
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Seasonal Variability of Lightning Activity in Yakutia in 2009–2019 |
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Seasonal Variability of Lightning Activity in Yakutia in 2009–2019 |
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Seasonal Variability of Lightning Activity in Yakutia in 2009–2019 |
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seasonal variability of lightning activity in yakutia in 2009–2019 |
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