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DOI | 10.1029/2018JD028583 |
Mapping the Lateral Development of Lightning Flashes From Orbit | |
Peterson, Michael1; Rudlosky, Scott2; Deierling, Wiebke3,4 | |
2018-09-16 | |
发表期刊 | JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES
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ISSN | 2169-897X |
EISSN | 2169-8996 |
出版年 | 2018 |
卷号 | 123期号:17页码:9674-9687 |
文章类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | USA |
英文摘要 | Optical lightning measurements from the Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) are used to map the lateral development of lightning flashes and produce statistics that describe their motion through the electrified cloud. This is accomplished by monitoring the frame-by-frame (group-level) evolution of the optical signals produced during each flash. While the optical flash properties recorded by LIS gravitate towards the most exceptional optical signals produced during the flash, group-level data describe the evolution and lateral development of the flash resulting from physical lightning process that emits enough light out of the top of the cloud to be detected from orbit. The groups that comprise LIS flashes constitute examples of complex lateral flash structure that can extend 80km in length with dozens to hundreds of visible branches. The lateral development of individual flashes is described in terms of its speed and direction of motion, whether the development extends the overall length of the flash or reilluminates an existing segment, and whether it is directed inbound or outbound with respect to the origin. Sixty-five percent of propagating groups are directed outbound from the origin, 22% extend the length of the flash, and 3-5% reilluminate an existing branch. LIS flashes are commonly oriented from east to west and develop at speeds ranging from 10(4) to 10(6)m/s, consistent with large-scale leader development. These results provide evidence that lightning imagers may be used in conjunction with Lightning Mapping Array systems to document physical lightning phenomena across global domains. Plain Language Summary Lightning imagers on satellites measure all types of lightning flashes with a high probability of detection. They can also be used to document the evolution of individual lightning flashes and examine their lateral structure. This study uses Lightning Imaging Sensor measurements to identify what level of spatial and temporal development that can be detected by lightning imagers. We find that orbital lightning sensors observe lateral flash development that is consistent with physical lightning processes. These results suggest that lightning imagers can make viable lightning mappers that can be used to examine lightning physics in flashes across the globe. This is particularly important for remote regions such as the open ocean where flash development is not observed by other means. |
英文关键词 | lightning LIS GLM TRMM atmospheric electricity thunderstorms |
领域 | 气候变化 |
收录类别 | SCI-E |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000445617500043 |
WOS关键词 | MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE SYSTEM ; STRATIFORM REGION ; OKLAHOMA ; OTD ; LIS |
WOS类目 | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences |
WOS研究方向 | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences |
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文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/33758 |
专题 | 气候变化 |
作者单位 | 1.Univ Maryland, Cooperat Inst Climate & Satellites Maryland, Earth Syst Sci Interdisciplinary Ctr, College Pk, MD 20742 USA; 2.NOAA, NESDIS, STAR, College Pk, MD USA; 3.Univ Colorado, Dept Aerosp Engn Sci, Boulder, CO 80309 USA; 4.Natl Ctr Atmospher Res, POB 3000, Boulder, CO 80307 USA |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Peterson, Michael,Rudlosky, Scott,Deierling, Wiebke. Mapping the Lateral Development of Lightning Flashes From Orbit[J]. JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES,2018,123(17):9674-9687. |
APA | Peterson, Michael,Rudlosky, Scott,&Deierling, Wiebke.(2018).Mapping the Lateral Development of Lightning Flashes From Orbit.JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES,123(17),9674-9687. |
MLA | Peterson, Michael,et al."Mapping the Lateral Development of Lightning Flashes From Orbit".JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES 123.17(2018):9674-9687. |
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