Lightning climatology across the Chinese continent from 2010 to 2020

Xu, Mingyi; Qie, Xiushu; Pang, Wenjing; Shi, Guangyu; Li, Liang; Sun, Zhongchang; Yuan, Shanfeng; Zhu, Kexin; Zhao, Peitao

doi:10.1016/j.atmosres.2022.106251

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“…The impact of topography results in varying effects of climatology on thunderstorm and lightning across the studied regions (J. Li et al., 2019). The YRD is one of the highest lightning density regions at the same latitude range nearby (Xu et al., 2022), while the ECS is chosen to study the differences between the continent and the sea.…”

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Transient Luminous Events and Their Relationship to Lightning Strokes Over the Tibetan Plateau and Its Comparison Regions

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Sun

et al. 2023

JGR Atmospheres

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This study investigates the relationship between transient luminous events (TLEs) and lightning strokes, and the characteristics of TLE‐producing thunderstorms over the Tibetan Plateau (TP), and compares them to those over the Yangtze‐River Delta (YRD) and East China Sea (ECS) where at the same latitude during 2005–2015. The data were collected using the Imager of Sprites and Upper Atmospheric Lightning (ISUAL) and the World Wide Lightning Location Network (WWLLN) observations. Elves, sprites and halo (abbreviated as ESHs) were dominantly detected over the southeastern TP (∼88%), mostly in August and September (∼81%). Different from the southeastern TP, the detected sprites and sprite‐to‐lightning stroke ratios over the YRD were larger in spring than those in summer and autumn. Halos were frequently observed in August over all study regions. Blue jets were only detected over the YRD. The density of TLEs over the southeastern TP was three times smaller than those over the YRD and ECS, while the density of elves over the southeastern TP was slightly larger than that over the YRD. The average energy of TLE‐related lightning strokes based on WWLLN was found to be larger over the southeastern TP compared to the YRD and ECS. The ESH‐producing clouds over the southeastern TP had a larger scale with a lower lightning frequency than those over the YRD.

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“…Li et al, 2019). The YRD is one of the highest lightning density regions at the same latitude range nearby (Xu et al, 2022), while the ECS is chosen to study the differences between the continent and the sea.…”

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Transient Luminous Events and Their Relationship to Lightning Strokes Over the Tibetan Plateau and Its Comparison Regions

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Sun

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JGR Atmospheres

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“…The lightning dataset used in this paper is derived from the advanced time of arrival and direction (ADTD) detection system of the National Lightning Detection Network (CNLDN), which was established by the China Meteorological Administration in late 2000 . It is said that the efficiency of this system can reach about 90%, and the locating accuracy error is around 300-500 m (Xu et al, 2022). The total number of the lightning activities happened on the Yungui Plateau between 2016 and 2020 obtained from the dataset is 9.42 × 10 6 , including the information of time, latitude, longitude, intensity, and location.…”

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“…In recent years, many researchers have studied lightning activities in China (Yang et al, 2015;Xu et al, 2022). In general, there are more lightning activities in the south than in the north of China and more in the east than in the west (Xu et al, 2022). The lightning density in the high-altitude and arid areas of western China is lower than that in the low-altitude and coastal areas of southeastern China.…”

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Characteristic analysis of lightning activities on the Yungui Plateau using ground-based remote sensing

Liu

Jiang

Gao

et al. 2022

Front. Environ. Sci.

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The spatiotemporal distribution of cloud-to-ground (CG) lightning activities on the Yungui Plateau is investigated in this study by using a 5-year dataset (2016–2020) from the ground-based National Lightning Detection Network (CNLDN). The correlations between the lightning activities and different meteorological factors in the region are also analyzed. The results show that there is an obvious difference in the spatial distribution of lightning activities on the Yungui Plateau during the 5 years, with high lightning density in the east and low lightning density in the west. The lightning activities shift and gather more towards the eastern plateau especially after 2019. Affected by the quasi-stationary front in Kunming, the spatial distributions of lightning flashes in cold and warm seasons are different. On the other hand, the frequency of the lightning activities varies from year to year, such as the surge in 2019. But in general, 62% of the lightning activities are produced in summer and the lightning flashes occur more often in the afternoon and evening on the Yungui Plateau. Additionally, it is found that lightning activities in the 5 years are closely related to precipitation and temperature, while there is a weak correlation with relative humidity and almost no correlation with sensible heat flux. The analysis also indicates that the CAPE×P (convective available potential energy times precipitation rate) proxy can be effectively used to describe and predict lightning activities on the Yungui Plateau as the lightning flashes corresponds well to CAPE×P, especially of the spatial distribution.

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Temporal Distribution of Thunderstorm Activity in Southern Region of Peninsular Malaysia

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Ahmad,

Malek

et al. 2024

Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering

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Lightning climatology across the Chinese continent from 2010 to 2020

Cited by 21 publications

References 54 publications

Transient Luminous Events and Their Relationship to Lightning Strokes Over the Tibetan Plateau and Its Comparison Regions

Transient Luminous Events and Their Relationship to Lightning Strokes Over the Tibetan Plateau and Its Comparison Regions

Characteristic analysis of lightning activities on the Yungui Plateau using ground-based remote sensing

Temporal Distribution of Thunderstorm Activity in Southern Region of Peninsular Malaysia

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