Keyword

lightning activity

Description: The occurrence, frequency, and spatial or temporal variation of lightning discharges in atmospheric and meteorological contexts.

Primary topic: Lightning and Electromagnetic Phenomena (79%)

OpenAlex ID: keywords/lightning-activity

Detection of Urban-Induced Rainfall Anomalies in a Major Coastal City

2003 · J. Marshall Shepherd, Steven J. Burian · Earth Interactions · 289

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Observational evidence of aerosol enhancement of lightning activity and convective invigoration

2011 · Tianle Yuan, Lorraine A. Remer, et al. · Geophysical Research Letters · 221

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Ocean Frontal Effects on the Vertical Development of Clouds over the Western North Pacific: In Situ and Satellite Observations*

2009 · Hiroki Tokinaga, Youichi Tanimoto, et al. · Journal of Climate · 188

Lightning activity as an indicator of climate change

1999 · N. Reeve, R. Toumi · Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society · 185

Mesoscale Convective Systems over Western Equatorial Africa and Their Relationship to Large-Scale Circulation

2008 · Brian Jackson, Sharon E. Nicholson, et al. · Monthly Weather Review · 180

Lightning-ignited forest fires in northwestern Ontario

1991 · M. D. Flannigan, B. M. Wotton · Canadian Journal of Forest Research · 159

Analysis of tropical‐like cyclones over the Mediterranean Sea through a combined modeling and satellite approach

2013 · M. M. Miglietta, S. Laviola, et al. · Geophysical Research Letters · 150

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Reviews and perspectives of high impact atmospheric processes in the Mediterranean

2017 · Silas Michaelides, Theodore Karacostas, et al. · Atmospheric Research · 134

Lightning occurrence in relation with elevation, terrain slope, and vegetation cover in the Mediterranean

2008 · Vassiliki Kotroni, Kostas Lagouvardos · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 134

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Evolution of Lightning Activity and Storm Charge Relative to Dual-Doppler Analysis of a High-Precipitation Supercell Storm

2013 · Kristin M. Calhoun, Donald R. MacGorman, et al. · Monthly Weather Review · 132

Observation of gamma‐ray dose increase associated with winter thunderstorm and lightning activity

2002 · Tatsuo Torii, Minoru Takeishi, et al. · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 124

Ten-year study of cloud-to-ground lightning activity in the Iberian Peninsula

2005 · Luis Rivas Soriano, Fernando de Pablo, et al. · Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics · 117

Impact of the 1997–98 El Niño Event on lightning activity over Indonesia

2001 · Effrina Yanti Hamid, Zen‐Ichiro Kawasaki, et al. · Geophysical Research Letters · 114

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A survey of thunderstorm flash rates compared to cloud top height using TRMM satellite data

2001 · Tomoo Ushio, Stan J. Heckman, et al. · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 113

Meteorological and electrical aspects of winter thunderclouds

1994 · N. Kitagawa, K. Michimoto · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 112

Spatio‐temporal variability of lightning activity over the Indian region

2005 · S. S. Kandalgaonkar, M. I. R. Tinmaker, et al. · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 106

Lightning activities on the Tibetan Plateau as observed by the lightning imaging sensor

2003 · Xiushu Qie, Ralf Toumi, et al. · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 105

Increasing trend of lightning activity in the South Asia region

2020 · Kai Qie, Xiushu Qie, et al. · 中国科学通报：英文版 · 101

Diurnal and Spatial Variability of Lightning Activity in Northeastern Colorado and Central Florida during the Summer

1986 · Raúl E. Lopez, Ronald L. Holle · Monthly Weather Review · 101

Lightning activity associated with precipitation and CAPE over Bangladesh

2017 · Ashraf Dewan, Emmanuel T. Ongee, et al. · International Journal of Climatology · 96

Reflectivity, Ice Scattering, and Lightning Characteristics of Hurricane Eyewalls and Rainbands. Part II: Intercomparison of Observations

2002 · Daniel J. Cecil, Edward J. Zipser · Monthly Weather Review · 95

Lightning Activity in a Hail-Producing Storm Observed with Phased-Array Radar

2010 · C. Emersic, P. L. Heinselman, et al. · Monthly Weather Review · 92

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Identification of favorable environments for thunderstorms in reanalysis data

2016 · Anja T. Westermayer, Pieter Groenemeijer, et al. · Meteorologische Zeitschrift · 90

Lightning characteristics over central India during Indian summer monsoon

2011 · S.D. Pawar, D.M. Lal, et al. · Atmospheric Research · 90

Late Holocene forest contraction and fragmentation in central Africa

2017 · Jean Maley, Charles Doumenge, et al. · Quaternary Research · 89

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Citation count: 12,640