Seasonal Analysis of Cloud-To-Ground Lightning Flash Activity in the Western Antarctica
This paper presents a seasonal analysis of cloud-to-ground (CG) lightning flash activity in the Western Antarctica using a lightning detector sensor installed at the Carlini Base station. Data obtained from the detection system between February and December 2017 were analyzed. Three common locations...
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ftuppsalauniv:oai:DiVA.org:uu-406059 2023-05-15T14:00:26+02:00 Seasonal Analysis of Cloud-To-Ground Lightning Flash Activity in the Western Antarctica Yusop, Norbayah Ahmad, Mohd Riduan Abdullah, Mardina Mohd Esa, Mona Riza Mohammad, Sulaiman Ali Suparta, Wayan Gulisano, Adriana Maria Cooray, Vernon 2019 application/pdf http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-406059 https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos10120744 eng eng Uppsala universitet, Elektricitetslära Univ Kebangsaan Malaysia, Space Sci Ctr ANGKASA, Inst Climate Change, Bangi 43600, Selangor, Malaysia;Univ Tekn Malaysia Melaka, Fak Kejuruteraan Elekt & Kejuruteraan Komputer, Ctr Telecommun Res & Innovat CeTRI, Atmospher & Lightning Res Lab, Durian Tunggal 76100, Melaka, Malaysia Univ Tekn Malaysia Melaka, Fak Kejuruteraan Elekt & Kejuruteraan Komputer, Ctr Telecommun Res & Innovat CeTRI, Atmospher & Lightning Res Lab, Durian Tunggal 76100, Melaka, Malaysia Univ Kebangsaan Malaysia, Fac Engn & Built Environm, Ctr Adv Elect & Commun Engn, Bangi 43600, Selangor, Malaysia;Univ Kebangsaan Malaysia, Inst Climate Change, Bangi 43600, Selangor, Malaysia Univ Teknol Malaysia, Fac Engn, Sch Elect Engn, Inst High Voltage & High Current IVAT, Skudai 81310, Johor Bahru, Malaysia Univ Pembangunan Jaya, Dept Informat, South Tangerang 15413, Banten, Indonesia Inst Antartico Argentino DNA, RA-1248 Buenos Aires, DF, Argentina;UBA, CONICET, Inst Astron & Fis Espacio, RA-1053 Buenos Aires, DF, Argentina;Univ Buenos Aires, FCEyN, Dept Fis, RA-1053 Buenos Aires, DF, Argentina MDPI Atmosphere, 2073-4433, 2019, 10:12, http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-406059 doi:10.3390/atmos10120744 ISI:000507369200018 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Antarctic cloud-to-ground seasonal analysis lightning Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences Meteorologi och atmosfärforskning Article in journal info:eu-repo/semantics/article text 2019 ftuppsalauniv https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos10120744 2023-02-23T21:51:46Z This paper presents a seasonal analysis of cloud-to-ground (CG) lightning flash activity in the Western Antarctica using a lightning detector sensor installed at the Carlini Base station. Data obtained from the detection system between February and December 2017 were analyzed. Three common locations and areas of composite active thunderstorms (labelled storm regions A, B, and C) were detected by the sensor within a 1000 km radius from the station. Storm region A was located to the northwest (N/W) of the station and covered the Amundsen/Bellingshausen Sea (ABS), whereas storm region C was located on the southeastern (S/E) side of the station over the Weddell Sea (WS), with distances ranging from 500 to 800 km and bearings of 270 degrees to 360 degrees and 90 degrees to 180, respectively. Storm region B was located around 100 km from the station with the bearings of stroke taken from 0 degrees to 360 degrees. A total of 2,019,923 flashes were detected, of which 43.01% were positive CG and 56.99% were negative CG flashes. The analysis revealed that more than 96% of the CG flashes (both positive CG and negative CG) were produced during the summer and fall seasons as compared with less than 4% during the winter and spring seasons. Most detected lightning strokes (>85%) were located in the central area around the station produced by storm region B and less than 15% were produced by storm region A and storm region C, located in the ocean areas over the Amundsen/Bellingshausen Sea and the Weddell Sea. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Bellingshausen Sea Weddell Sea Uppsala University: Publications (DiVA) Antarctic Bellingshausen Sea Weddell Weddell Sea Atmosphere 10 12 744 |
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Antarctic cloud-to-ground seasonal analysis lightning Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences Meteorologi och atmosfärforskning Yusop, Norbayah Ahmad, Mohd Riduan Abdullah, Mardina Mohd Esa, Mona Riza Mohammad, Sulaiman Ali Suparta, Wayan Gulisano, Adriana Maria Cooray, Vernon Seasonal Analysis of Cloud-To-Ground Lightning Flash Activity in the Western Antarctica |
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This paper presents a seasonal analysis of cloud-to-ground (CG) lightning flash activity in the Western Antarctica using a lightning detector sensor installed at the Carlini Base station. Data obtained from the detection system between February and December 2017 were analyzed. Three common locations and areas of composite active thunderstorms (labelled storm regions A, B, and C) were detected by the sensor within a 1000 km radius from the station. Storm region A was located to the northwest (N/W) of the station and covered the Amundsen/Bellingshausen Sea (ABS), whereas storm region C was located on the southeastern (S/E) side of the station over the Weddell Sea (WS), with distances ranging from 500 to 800 km and bearings of 270 degrees to 360 degrees and 90 degrees to 180, respectively. Storm region B was located around 100 km from the station with the bearings of stroke taken from 0 degrees to 360 degrees. A total of 2,019,923 flashes were detected, of which 43.01% were positive CG and 56.99% were negative CG flashes. The analysis revealed that more than 96% of the CG flashes (both positive CG and negative CG) were produced during the summer and fall seasons as compared with less than 4% during the winter and spring seasons. Most detected lightning strokes (>85%) were located in the central area around the station produced by storm region B and less than 15% were produced by storm region A and storm region C, located in the ocean areas over the Amundsen/Bellingshausen Sea and the Weddell Sea. |
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Yusop, Norbayah Ahmad, Mohd Riduan Abdullah, Mardina Mohd Esa, Mona Riza Mohammad, Sulaiman Ali Suparta, Wayan Gulisano, Adriana Maria Cooray, Vernon |
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Yusop, Norbayah Ahmad, Mohd Riduan Abdullah, Mardina Mohd Esa, Mona Riza Mohammad, Sulaiman Ali Suparta, Wayan Gulisano, Adriana Maria Cooray, Vernon |
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Seasonal Analysis of Cloud-To-Ground Lightning Flash Activity in the Western Antarctica |
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Seasonal Analysis of Cloud-To-Ground Lightning Flash Activity in the Western Antarctica |
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Seasonal Analysis of Cloud-To-Ground Lightning Flash Activity in the Western Antarctica |
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Seasonal Analysis of Cloud-To-Ground Lightning Flash Activity in the Western Antarctica |
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Seasonal Analysis of Cloud-To-Ground Lightning Flash Activity in the Western Antarctica |
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seasonal analysis of cloud-to-ground lightning flash activity in the western antarctica |
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Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Bellingshausen Sea Weddell Sea |
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